Lt. Gen. Zaheer ul-Islam, at right, will lead Pakistan’s spy agency, replacing Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha, who had been in charge since 2008. STRINGER/REUTERSPakistan Names New Spymaster -- Washington Post
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s powerful intelligence agency, perhaps the most crucial but least trusted player in the U.S.-led battle against militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan, has a new spymaster.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced on Friday that Karachi-based Lt. Gen. Zaheer ul-Islam will head Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), replacing Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha, who has led the agency since 2008 — and whose retirement may improve the troubled U.S.-Pakistan alliance against terrorism.
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