Government increases higher echelon posts of civilians in ISI
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ISLAMABAD: Federal government has increased the civilian share in the senior hierarchy of the country’s premier intelligence agency — Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Dawn News has reported.
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Sept 15, 2017 approved a proposal to increase the number of directors general (DGs) — the highest civilian post in the agency — from one to four.
The post of civilian DG in the ISI is a grade 21 position, equivalent to a serving major general of the armed forces.
Previously, there was only one civilian DG post in the intelligence agency.PM Abbasi approved the summary sent to the PM Office by the Defence Ministry, proposing four civilian DGs in the ISI.
In addition, the prime minister has also enhanced the number of deputy directors general (DDGs) from eight to 15. The same summary recommended the creation of seven additional DDG posts for civilian officers in grade 20.
