Intelligence Bureau (Pakistan)
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سررشتہِ سراغرسانی ، پاکستان | |
Director General |
The Intelligence Bureau (
Government of Pakistan elevated the Intelligence Bureau status from a semi-autonomous agency to a Division, upgrading it equivalent of a Federal Ministry, under oversight of a federal secretary.[1] Appointments and supervision of its operations are authorized by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
History
The Intelligence Bureau originally part of the British Raj's Intelligence Bureau which was established by the
In the aftermath of the
Its poor performance with the
Appointment for IB's
Operations
Since the 1950s–1980s, the IB was running active operations to monitor politicians, political activists, suspected terrorists, and suspected foreign intelligence agents.[
In 1996, the IB was granted control of government censorship programs, controlling information dissemination via mail, wire, or electronic medium.
The IB is considered to be a main tool of the government to pacify opposition elements and is sometimes viewed as a government toppling machine. One case under discussion in the Supreme Court of Pakistan is for the alleged involvement of the agency in destabilizing the Punjab Government in 2008.
In 2019 after Indian airstrikes in Pakistan's Balakot, IB managed to bust whole ring of local informers that mapped and provided crucial operations to Indian RAW which then helped IAF in locating its targets.
In January 2021, the IB caught a former militant, Salimullah, filming a strategic military installation in Kashmir for RAW.
IB successfully foiled ISIS-K plan to assassinate President Arif Alvi during president's Sibi visit in 2022.
RAW's nefarious plan to infiltrate spies into prominent military installations of Pakistan was countered by IB in 2022. The IB unmasked 25 Indian agents and successfully thwarted India's attempt to infiltrate Pakistan security apparatus.
In yet another highly secretive and successful operation, a retired-Rangers commando, Muhammad Ali who was working as a hitman for RAW by running an assassination cell within Pakistan that aimed to eliminate prominent Kashmiri militants was nabbed along with his accomplices in 2023. His entire cell was dismantled by IB. Later, it was revealed that Muhammad Ali was tasked by Indian agencies to eliminate Hafiz Saeed and other Kashmiri militant leaders residing inside Pakistan after RAW's failed assassination bid to eliminate Hafiz in 2021.
Constitutionality and powers
The IB agents have no formal arrest powers, and its suspects are often apprehended and interrogated by the FIA agents at the request of the IB officials.[9]
The IB also passes on intelligence gained through infiltration between other Pakistan's
Designations
Grade | Designation/Rank | Equivalent Police Ranks |
---|---|---|
BS-7 | Constable | |
BS-9 | Head Constable | |
BS-11 | Assistant Sub-Inspector | |
BS-14 | Sub-Inspector | |
BS-16 | Inspector | |
BS-17 | Assistant Director | Assistant Superintendent of Police |
BS-18 | Deputy Director | Suprintendent of Police |
BS-19 | Director | Senior Suprintendent of Police |
BS-20 | Deputy Director General | Deputy Inspector General of Police |
BS-21 | Joint Director General | Additional Inspector General of Police |
BS-22 | Additional Director General | Inspector General of Police |
BS-22 | Director General | (none) |
Organization
Directorates | Executive figure |
---|---|
Sindh Provincial Headquarters (SPHQ), Karachi | Joint Director General |
Balochistan Provincial Headquarters (BPHQ), Quetta | Joint Director General |
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Headquarters (KPHQ), Peshawar | Joint Director General |
Punjab Provincial Headquarters (PPHQ), Lahore | Joint Director General |
Capital Region Headquarters (CRHQ), Islamabad | Deputy Director General |
Intelligence Bureau Academy, (IBA) Islamabad | Joint Director General |
List of IB officers killed in the line of duty
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- 1993: Abdul Latif Baloch [10]
- 1983: Aman-Ullah Khan, Director General
- 2008: Khaliq uz zaman, Inspector
- 2009: Qamar Anees Shaheed, Assistant Sub Inspector
- 2010: Saif Ullah Khalid, Inspector
- 2010: Kashif Khan
- 2011: Hassan Raza
- 2011: Alam Khan, Sub Inspector
- 2011: Abdul Razzaq, Inspector
- 2011: Arshad Ghayas, Assistant Sub Inspector
- 2011: Siraj, Deputy Director
- 2012: Qamar Raza
- 2012: Bashir Khan, Inspector
- 2013: Muhammad Ali, Sub-Inspector
- 2013: Khawaja Abdul Wahab, Inspector Sargodha
- 2013: Mazhar Awan, Sub Inspector Sargodha
- 2013: Mazhar Ali, Sub Inspector Sargodha
- 2013: Agha Aatif Khan, Assistant Sub Inspector Sargodha
- 2013: Abdul Mueed Hamirani, Assistant Director
- 2013: Sajid Hussain Zahidi, Assistant Director
- 2014: Manan Shah, Inspector
- 2014: Rana Saad Noorani
- 2016: Usman Gul, Inspector
- 2021: Khan Bahadur, Sub Inspector
- 2022: Muzahir Hussain Bangash, APS
- 2022: Amjad Khan, Assistant Sub inspector
- 2022: Najeeb Khan, Assistant Sub inspector
List of IB chiefs
- Major Tayyab Raza, Nov, 1982
- Brig. Imtiaz Ahmad, 1990-1993
- Maj.(R) Masood Shareef 1993 –1996
- Ch. Manzoor Ahmed (PSP) 1997 - Aug 1998
- Col (R) Iqbal Niazi, August 1998 – October 1999
- Major Gen Rafi Ullah Niazi 1999 - ?
- Maj Gen (R) Talat Munir, ? – October 2002
- Col (R) Bashir Wali Mohmmand, October 2002 – February 2003
- Brig (R) Ijaz Shah, February 2004 – March 2008
- Tariq Ahmed Lodhi (PSP), March 2008 – August 2008
- Shoaib Suddle (PSP), August 2008 – May 2009
- Javed Noor (PSP), May 2009 – October 2011
- Akhter Hassan Gorchani (PSP), July 2012 – March 2013
- Aftab Sultan (PSP), June 2013 – June 2018
- Dr. Suleman Khan (PSP), May 2018 -July 2018
- Ihsan Ghani (PSP), July 2018 - August 2018
- Shujaat Ullah Qureshi (Law enforcement in Pakistan, August 2018 - September 2018
- Dr Suleman Khan (PSP), September 2018 – April 2022
- Fuad Asadullah Khan (IB-cadre) S(ST), T(ST), nsc, April 2022 - To present
See also
- Government of Pakistan
- Federal Secretary
- Police Service of Pakistan
References
- ^ Web Desk (2024-02-19). "Intelligence Bureau gets 'division' status". ARY NEWS. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ a b c MacGregor, Sir Charles Metcalfe; MacGregor, Lady Charlotte Mary Jardine (1888). The Life and Opinions of Major-General Sir Charles MacGregor. Vol. 2. Edinburgh, [u.k.]: Stanford University Press, 1888. p. 441. o7ILAAAAIAAJ.
- ^ ISBN 8170622220. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ISBN 1842771132. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Rana, Asim Qadeer (7 June 2013). "Nawaz makes Aftab Sultan new IB chief". Report written by the Nation's reporter A.Q. Rana. The Nation, 2013. The Nation. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Ghauri, Irfan (7 June 2013). "Aftab Sultan appointed DG Intelligence Bureau". Irfan Ghauri published the report at the tribune.com.pk. Express Tribune, 2013. Express Tribune. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Why do Coups Happen in Pakistan: A Rejoinder".
- ^ ISBN 0-87003-285-2.
- ISBN 978-1576077122. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Four Killed When Man Drives Truck Into Airport Reception Shouting "Down With Reds"". Associated Press. 2 November 1970.
Bibliography
- Gauhar, Altaf. "How Intelligence Agencies Run Our Politics". The Nation. September 1997: 4.
External links
- Thirteen spymasters gather to stare at each other
- Former IB chiefs meet 'secretly' over dinner
- Pakistani Defence Overview of Intelligence
- Brig (retd) Ejaz Shah
- Maj (retd) Masood Sharif Khan Khattak
- IB deputy director shot dead in Karachi
- IB officer shot dead in Peshawar
- Supreme Court hearing case for involvement of IB in toppling Provincial Government [1]