National Intelligence Coordination Committee (Pakistan)
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Lt. Gen. Nadeem Anjum, Director-General of ISI |
The National Intelligence Coordination Committee (NICC) of Pakistan is headed by the Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence.[1][2] The overarching intelligence coordination body was given assent by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan in November 2020.[3] It held its inaugural session on June 24, 2021, marking the date the committee became functional.
Background
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Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, and the heads of the services’ intelligence agencies, specifically the Intelligence Bureau and Federal Investigation Agency.[5]
Constituents
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Over two dozen intelligence organizations will coordinate under the NICC including:[6][7]
- Inter-Services Intelligence
- Intelligence Bureau
- Federal Investigation Agency
- Defence Intelligence:
- Civil Armed Forces:
- Pakistan Rangers
- Punjab Rangers Intelligence Wing
- Sindh Rangers Intelligence Wing
- Frontier Corps
- Field Intelligence Units Frontier Corps (South Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
- Field Intelligence Units Frontier Corps (North Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
- Field Intelligence Units Frontier Corps (South Balochistan)
- Field Intelligence Units Frontier Corps (North Balochistan)
- Pakistan Coast Guard
- PCG Intelligence Wing
- Gilgit Baltistan Scouts
- GB Scouts Field Intelligence
- Frontier Constabulary
- Frontier Constabulary Intelligence
- Pakistan Rangers
- National Counter Terrorism Authority[2]
- Pakistan Police:
- Special Branch
- Counter Terrorism Departments
- CTD Punjab
- CTD Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- CTD Sindh
- CTD Balochistan
- Anti Narcotics Force
- National Accountability Bureau
- Financial Monitoring Unit
- Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation
- Directorate-General of Intelligence, Strategic Plans Division.
Current leadership
| Designation | Incumbent | Service/Department |
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| Convener | Nadeem Anjum | ISI |
| Secretary | Fuad Asadullah | IB |
| Member | Wajid Aziz Khan | MI |
| Member | Shakil Ghaznafar | AI |
| Member | Abdul Munib | NI |
| Member | Mohsin Butt | FIA |
| Member | Rai Muhammad Tahir | NACTA |
See also
- List of intelligence agencies
- Pakistani Intelligence community
References
- ^ a b Syed, Baqir Sajjad (24 November 2020). "PM okays creation of liaison body for spy agencies". DAWN. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b "DG ISI Lt Gen Faiz Hameed to head National Intelligence Coordination Committee". The Pakistan Daily. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "PM Imran Khan approved the establishment of a Coordinating Committee for the Intelligence Agencies". Daily Times. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Editorial (25 November 2020). "Synchronised intel". DAWN. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (24 June 2021). "Intelligence coordination body becomes functional, finally". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (24 June 2021). "Intelligence coordination body becomes functional, finally". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "PM Imran Khan chairs meeting on 'enhanced intelligence cooperation' at ISI Secretariat". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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