Javed Nasir

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private security contractor

Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), appointed on 14 March 1992 until 13 May 1993.[3]

Known for being member of

Bosnian refugees in Pakistan.[3]

Biography

Javed Nasir was born in

East Pakistan Rifles as a company commander between 1959 and 1962. Thereafter he commanded a pioneer company attached to the Independent Engineering Brigade, Force Command Northern Areas
Gilgit between 1962 and 1964. Promoted to major in 1964, he was posted as an instructor at the Engineering Corps Recruit & Training Depot Risalpur.

In 1966, he was assigned to a staff position in the Quartermaster General office in the GHQ until the end of the year. He was then posted as a senior instructor in the Military College of Engineering, Risalpur until 1969. He attended the

Corps of Engineers of the Pakistan Army, where his career is mostly spent.[6]

In 1967, Nasir qualified as a

professional engineer (PE) by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC).[2]
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He was known to have served in the

army captain.[7][2]
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After the

chief instructor.[6][9][10]

In the

missile ordnance in mere two weeks.[1][11]
: 112–113 

In 1989, he was appointed as director-general of

Wah in Punjab, Pakistan, until being appointed as the Director-General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).[3]

Director of ISI (1992–93)

On 14 March 1992, Prime Minister

intelligence community.[13][14] At that time, Prime Minister Sharif had family relations with Lt-Gen. Nasir Javed, and knew him very well.[5]
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In the military, he was of the view of

global terrorism, thwarting any joint efforts to fight against extremism.[15][16] Though, he did help the US to relocate and retrieve the missing guided missiles from Afghanistan based on a mutual understanding of such weapons may have fall in wrong hands.[17]

It was during this time when ISI had been running an intensified support for

Lt-Gen Abdul Waheed Kakar was elevated to the four-star rank and promotion to command the army.[17]

Peshawar Accord and Mojaddedi administration

Main articles: History of Afghanistan (1992–present) and Peshawar Accord

In April 1992,

Afghan administration under cleric President Sibghatullah Mojaddedi in Kabul.[3]

Bosnian war

See also:
Bosnians in Pakistan

In the military and political circles, Nasir had a reputation to be a practising Muslim who would not compromise on the interests of Islam and Pakistan. In 1992–93, Nasir defied the UN arms embargo placed on

Bosnian to immigration Pakistan.[20]

In 2011, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia demanded the custody of the former ISI director for his alleged support of the Inter-Services Intelligence activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to Muslim fighters of Bosnia against the Serbian army in the 1990s, the Government of Pakistan has refused to hand Nasir to the UN tribunal, citing poor health.

Removal from the ISI

The

Ministry of Defense, Lt-Gen. Nasir was often a figure of fun whose intellect was far from being as outstanding as his white beard.[22]

During this time, the

Pakistan Peoples Party politicians of supporting the conservative Islamic agenda in the country.[3]

In 1993, the United States formally registered their complaints to Pakistan when U.S. secretary of State

Pakistan Senator Akram Zaki to United States of assuring Pakistan's policy of not supporting the militancy in the region.[21]
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During this time, several

Arab countries such as Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, and the Philippines, lodged a strong protest against Nasir of supporting the radical movements in their respected countries.[23]: 152 [24]

Following the removal of Prime Minister Sharif, the caretaker Prime Minister

military commission effective from on 13 May 1993[25]: 170 — he only led the ISI for 13 months.[26]

Upon Nasir dismissal, the new DG ISI,

Bosnia to participate in the war.[27]: 149  According to many political commentators and journalists, Nasir's firing from ISI was not at the behest of the United States but, it was the friendly Arab countries' protests and pressure at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that resulted in his departure from ISI and the retirement from his 40-year long service with the military.[25]
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Later life

After his premature retirement, Nasir became a missionary for a Tablighi Jamaat, and went to the private sector where he managed and chaired the private equity firm and hedge fund, the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB), when he was appointed on 14 July 1997 for a two-year contract.[25]: 171 [28]

In 1998, he was appointed as chairman of Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, an organisation promoting the well-being of Sikhs in Pakistan as well as pilgrimages from abroad.[29] In October 1998, Prime Minister Sharif appointed him as his intelligence adviser but this appointment remained for short period of time.[29]: 408  For sometime, he served on the security details as head of security for the Sharif family, but the PML(N)'s lawmakers and Sharif family cut off their links and distanced themselves from Nasir after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States in 2001.[30]

In 2002–03, Nasir filed a lawsuit at the

character defamation when investigative articles published on him regarding monetary embezzlement when he managed the private hedge fund in Lahore.[31]

In 2008, he appeared on the

Pakistan Government.[17]

In 2011, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia demanded the custody of Nasir for his alleged authorization of the covert program to support to the Bosnian Army against the Serbian army in 1990s, the Government of Pakistan refused to hand Nasir to the UN tribunal, citing poor health and memory loss due to a road accident.[32]

In 2013, Nasir reportedly spoke against Afghan Taliban and the terrorism at the Supreme Court convention, and criticised the

Taliban as an armed violent group and criticised them of supporting the violent terrorism for their cause, in a response to the church bombing.[30]

Awards and Decorations

Hilal-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Basalat

(Star of Good Conduct)

Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War

(War Star 1965)

Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War

(War Medal 1965)

Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War

(War Medal 1971)

10 Years Service Medal 20 Years Service Medal 30 Years Service Medal Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-

Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam

(100th Birth Anniversary of

Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

1976

Tamgha-e-Jamhuria

(Republic Commemoration Medal)

1956

Hijri Tamgha

(Hijri Medal)

1979

Jamhuriat Tamgha

(Democracy Medal)

1988

Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha

(Resolution Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1990

See also

References

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  30. ^ a b Special reporter, SP (9 September 2013). "PMLN government can't control terrorism: Ex-DG ISI Khawaja Javed Nasir". express.com.pk (in Urdu). Faisalabad, Pakistan: Daily Express News Story. Daily Express News Story. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  31. ^ "Petition filed by Lt Gen (Retd) Javed Nasir, Former Director General, Inter Services Intelligence, Pakistan, before the Anti Terrorism Court, Lahore". www.satp.org. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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