Overview

• State-run media reported Monday that Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik will continue as director-general of the Inter-Services Intelligence.
• Officials did not specify how long he will remain in the post, and reports offered no clarity on his retirement date or active-duty status.
• Malik also holds the post of national security adviser, consolidating key security and intelligence responsibilities.
• He was appointed ISI chief in September 2024, with the Defence Ministry noting he formally assumed charge on September 30, 2024.
• A former Adjutant General at GHQ, he previously commanded units in Balochistan and South Waziristan and is a Sword of Honour recipient educated at Fort Leavenworth and the Royal College of Defence Studies.