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                        Pakistan Appoints New Spy Chief

   by VOA News

   Pakistan has appointed a new chief for the country's powerful
   intelligence agency.

   An army statement Monday said Major General Rizwan Akhtar has been
   promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and will take over as head
   of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) effective October 1.

   A military official said Akhtar has extensive experience with
   counterinsurgency and counterterrorism.

   The head of the ISI spy agency occupies one of the most important posts
   in Pakistan.  It is at the intersection of the country's domestic
   politics, the war on militancy and Pakistan's foreign relations.

   Akhtar, who previously headed a Pakistani paramilitary force in the
   southern city of Karachi, is replacing Lieutenant General Zaheerul
   Islam.
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