All is not well within the Pakistan establishment and there is likely to be a major reshuffle in the ISI. This comes in the wake of multiple Intelligence failures that have led to major casualties among the army in Pakistan. This has led to harsh words directed at the ISI by Field Marshal Asim Munir.
Officials tracking developments in Pakistan said that the army and the ISI are not on the same page as of now.
The two wings of the Pakistan establishment, which have always worked in tandem, are moving in different directions since the last couple of months, the official said.
The security forces have been caught like sitting ducks in multiple situations. The most embarrassing situations that the security forces have faced are at home and this has angered the army the most.
The rift between the two began post India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’. The Intelligence agencies in Pakistan completely failed to provide any information. They did not have an idea about ‘Operation Sindoor’, an Intelligence Bureau official said.
Post the operation, Pakistan has been battling the Balochi forces and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The casualties have been very high for the Pakistani forces.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the TTP runs a parallel government. After taking on the Pakistani forces, the TTP has set up checkpoints to ensure that no member of the Pakistan Army or ISI are able to enter.
What is worse is that in many parts of Balochistan or KP, the security forces are refusing to go all out. They have been complaining that the Intelligence is either too weak or not there at all. This makes them an easy target and hence the reluctance has been growing.
Field Marshal Asim Munir earlier this week called for a meeting of top officials of the army and ISI. He had some harsh words directed at the ISI.
His message ‘perform or perish’ has not gone down too well with the top brass of the ISI.
