Military Intelligence (Pakistan)
| Pakistan Army Military Intelligence | |
|---|---|
Badge of Corps of Military Intelligence | |
| Active | March 1948 |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Branch | Pakistan Army |
| Type | Combat service support |
| Role | Military intelligence |
| Size | Varies |
| HQ/Garrison | Army GHQ in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Colors Identification | White, Gold |
| Anniversaries | 1948 |
| Engagements | Military history of Pakistan |
| Decorations | Military Decorations of Pakistan military |
| Commanders | |
| Director-General | Maj Gen Wajid Aziz |
| Notable commanders | Lt-Gen. Jamshed Gulzar Kiani Lt-Gen. Sarfraz Ali Lt-Gen. Hamid Gul Lt-Gen. Ali Kuli Khan Khattak Lt-Gen. Mahmud Ahmed |
| Insignia | |
| War Flag | |
| Administrative Corps of the Pakistan Army | ||||
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The Corps of Military Intelligence (CMI) (Urdu: پاکستانی ملٹری انٹیلیجنس), commonly known as the MI, is the intelligence agency of the Pakistan Army.[1]
The MI provides assessments on capabilities of competing nations while its mission parameters includes to gather informations on identifying and eliminating sleeper cells, foreign agents, and other anti-state elements within Pakistan, including investigation of military espionage.[2]
Overview
The MI was established in March 1948 led by Colonel Mohamed Abdul Latif Khan, responsible for army counter intelligence and security, along with tactical and operational intelligence collection and analysis.[3]
During its earlier times, the MI had strong ties with the British Army's Intelligence Corps through its British officers, and was specific to its army counterintelligence matters.: 60 [4][2]
Even as of today, the MI reports directly to Army GHQ in Rawalpindi, and initially focused on the Indian military advancement in east and on the Taliban's insurgency in the western areas as of 2008.[5]: 62 [4]
The MI works in close coordination with the Air Intelligence and the Naval Intelligence in protecting the military interests of the country.[1] Its mission also includes to complete security clearances of the army officers working on sensitive assignments within the Pakistan Army.[1] The education, training, and qualification for its personnel to be part of the MI is provided by its School of Military Intelligence that is based in Karachi Cantonment, Sindh, Pakistan.[6]
The MI is directed by the Director-General at the active-duty senior two-star ranking Major-General who usually works under the Chief of the General Staff at the Army GHQ in Rawalpindi, Punjab in Pakistan.[1]
Director-Generals
| S#. | Name | From | to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major General Tariq Majid | April 2001 | December 2003 | |
| Major General Nadeem Taj | December 2003 | February 2005 | |
| Major General Mian Nadeem Ijaz Ahmed | February 2005 | April 2008 | |
| Major General Muhammad Asif | April 2008 | 2010 | |
| Major General Naushad Ahmed Kayani | 2010 | 2013 | |
| Major General Sarfraz Sattar | 2013 | 2015 | |
| Major General Nadeem Zaki Manj | 2015 | 2016 | |
| Major General Asim Munir | December 2016 | October 2018 | |
| Major General Sarfraz Ali | October 2018 | February 2020 | |
| Major General Azhar Waqas | February 2020 | September 2022 | |
| Major General Iftikhar Hassan Chaudhry | September 2022 | February 2023 | |
| Major General Wajid Aziz | February 2023 | Incumbent |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Military Intelligence - Pakistan Intelligence Agencies". fas.org. Archived from the original on 29 February 2000.
- ^ a b "Military Intelligence". globalsecurity.org. Global Security.org. 2000. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ Owen L. Sirrs (2016). Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate: Covert Action and Internal Operations. p. 7.
- ^ a b Sirrs, Owen L. (1 July 2016). Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate: Covert Action and Internal Operations. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-19609-9. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Cloughley, Brian (5 January 2016). A History of the Pakistan Army: Wars and Insurrections. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-63144-039-7. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Cheema, Pervaiz Iqbal (2002). The Armed Forces of Pakistan. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-1633-5. Retrieved 17 December 2023.