Pakistan on Sunday appointed a hardliner general as new chief of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency, replacing the agency's current head, Lieutenant General Asim Munir, after only eight months on the job.

Pakistan removes ISI spy agency head after eight months, appoints hardliner

Chief of Pakistan's powerful spy agency ISI, Lt General Naveed Mukhtar, and four other three-star generals will retire on Monday, according to a media report. Besides director general of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Mukhtar, the others retiring on Monday are Peshawar Corps Commander Lt General Nazir Ahmad Butt, Commander of Army's Strategic Forces Command (ASFC) Lt General Mian Mohammad Hilal Hussain, Military Secretary at the General Headquarters (GHQ) Lt General Ghayur Mehmood and Inspector General of Training and Evaluation, GHQ, Lt General Hidayatur Rehman, Dawn newspaper reported.

Pakistan's ISI chief Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar to retire: Report

Pakistan Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa called on Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday the third such meeting since he assumed the prime ministerial office in August -- and discussed with him "security and regional stability situation", according to media reports.

Pak Army chief calls on PM Imran Khan, discusses security situation 

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Pakistan removes ISI spy agency head after eight months, appoints hardliner

Pakistan's ISI chief Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar to retire: Report

Pak Army chief calls on PM Imran Khan, discusses security situation