inter services intelligence
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Presented ByWajeeha Ali
The Directorate General for Inter-Services Intelligence or Inter-Services
Intelligence (abbreviated آئی is the (ایسpremier intelligence service of Pakistan, operationally responsible for providing critical national security and intelligence
assessment to the Government of Pakistan.
The ISI is the largest of the five intelligence services of Pakistan, the others being the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Military Intelligence (MI), Naval Intelligence (NI) and Air Intelligence (AI).
The ISI was established as an independent intelligence service in 1948 in order to strengthen the sharing of military intelligence between the three branches of Pakistan Armed Forces in the aftermath of the Indo-Pak War of 1947, which had exposed weaknesses in intelligence gathering, sharing and coordination between the Army, Air Force and Navy.
After the 1971 Indo Pak war, the agency has been headed by a Gen officer three-star general officer of Pakistan Army, being the biggest segment of Pakistan armed forces. The agency includes officers from all three branches of the Pakistan Armed Forces; Pak Army, Pak Air force, Pak Navy and large number of Civilians officers.
OrganizationISI's headquarters are located in Islamabad, and currently the head of the ISI is called the Director General- who has to be a serving Lieutenant General in the Pakistan Army. Under the Director General, three Deputy Directors General report directly to him and are in charge in three separate fields of the ISI which are Internal wing – dealing with counter-intelligence and political issues inside Pakistan, External wing – handling external issues, and Analysis and Foreign Relations wing.
Both civilians and members of the armed forces can join the ISI. For civilians, recruitment is advertised and is jointly handled by the Federal Public Services Commission (FPSC) and civilian ISI agents are considered employees of the Ministry of Defense. The FPSC conducts various examinations testing the candidate's knowledge of current affairs, English and various analytical abilities. Based on the results, the FPSC shortlists the candidates and sends the list to the ISI who conduct the initial background checks. The selected candidates are then invited for an interview which is conducted by a joint committee comprising both ISI and FPSC officials.
Recruitment and training
Major operations
Functions• Collection of information and extraction of intelligence
from information.• Classification of intelligence
Data is sifted through, classified as appropriate, and filed with the assistance of the computer network in ISI's headquarters in Islamabad.
• Aggressive intelligenceThe primary mission of ISI includes aggressive intelligence which comprises espionage, psychological warfare, subversion, sabotage.
• CounterintelligenceISI has a dedicated section which spies against enemy's intelligence collection.
Major operationsMethods
• Diplomatic missionsDiplomatic missions provide an ideal cover and ISI centers in a target country are generally located on the embassy premises.
• MultinationalISI operatives find good covers in multinational organizations. Non-governmental organizations and cultural programs are also popular screens to shield ISI activities.
• MediaInternational media centers can easily absorb ISI operatives and provide freedom of movement.[
• Collaboration with other agenciesISI maintains active collaboration with other secret services in various countries. Its contacts with Saudi Arabian Intelligence Services, Chinese Intelligence, the American CIA and British MI6 have been well known.
• Third Country TechniqueISI has been active in obtaining information and operating through third countries like Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iran, Turkey and China.
ISI has worked in:• Afghanistan • Bosnia• India• Pakistan • Libya• Iran• France• Soviet Union and Post-Soviet
states• United Kingdom• United States
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ISI uses different types of equipment connected and shared from Special Operations Forces. The Primary weapon given to ISI Operatives is FN Five-Seven, Heckler & Koch USP and Glock Pistols.
Equipment
Since Pakistan's launch of war on Al-Qaeda, Taliban and other jihadist groups, the country's armed forces, intelligence services (particularly ISI), military industrial complexes, paramilitary forces and police forces have come under intense attacks. ISI has played major role in targeting these groups, therefore it has faced retaliatory strikes as well. As of 2011, more than 300 ISI officials have been killed.
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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-Services_Intelligence#Equipment
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-Services_Intelligence_activities_in_India
• http://defence.pk/threads/isi-pakistan-inter-services-intelligence.551/
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