Pakistan names US-educated general as new ISI chief
Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik will assume the role of Pakistan's ISI chief on September 30, succeeding Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum. With experience in Balochistan and Waziristan, Malik is also a graduate of Fort Leavenworth and the Royal College of Defence Studies. His appointment occurs amid escalating militant attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.