<p id="thickbox_headline">Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan signed off on a new head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency, the military said on Tuesday, after weeks of delay as regional players try to stabilise the security and economy of neighbouring Afghanistan.</p>.<p>Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum was approved as ISI head after a final consultation between army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Khan.</p>.<p>The announcement followed weeks of speculation that the delay signified a rift between civil and military powers, speculation that officials denied.</p>.<p>The head of the ISI is one of the most important posts in Pakistan, at the intersection of domestic politics, the war on militancy and Pakistan's foreign relations.</p>.<p>The appointment comes as Afghanistan faces the risk of economic collapse and a potential resurgence in militancy by groups such as Islamic State after the Taliban took control in August.</p>.<p>Pakistan authorities, including the ISI, have long been accused of having links with senior Taliban members and offering them safe haven, charges vehemently denied by Islamabad.</p>.<p>In recent months, the current ISI chief has made two known trips to Kabul to meet Taliban officials, one of them this month with the country's foreign minister.</p>.<p>Anjum's appointment signals a possible smoothing of relations with the military, whose chief had pushed for the shuffle in key personnel.</p>.<p>Anjum, a three-star general with previous postings in Punjab and the southwestern province of Balochistan, begins the new job on Nov. 20, according to a military statement.</p>.<p>The military had previously said that outgoing ISI chief Faiz Hameed would be posted to the northwestern city of Peshawar, not far from the Afghan border, as corps commander.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos:</strong></p>
<p id="thickbox_headline">Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan signed off on a new head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency, the military said on Tuesday, after weeks of delay as regional players try to stabilise the security and economy of neighbouring Afghanistan.</p>.<p>Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum was approved as ISI head after a final consultation between army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Khan.</p>.<p>The announcement followed weeks of speculation that the delay signified a rift between civil and military powers, speculation that officials denied.</p>.<p>The head of the ISI is one of the most important posts in Pakistan, at the intersection of domestic politics, the war on militancy and Pakistan's foreign relations.</p>.<p>The appointment comes as Afghanistan faces the risk of economic collapse and a potential resurgence in militancy by groups such as Islamic State after the Taliban took control in August.</p>.<p>Pakistan authorities, including the ISI, have long been accused of having links with senior Taliban members and offering them safe haven, charges vehemently denied by Islamabad.</p>.<p>In recent months, the current ISI chief has made two known trips to Kabul to meet Taliban officials, one of them this month with the country's foreign minister.</p>.<p>Anjum's appointment signals a possible smoothing of relations with the military, whose chief had pushed for the shuffle in key personnel.</p>.<p>Anjum, a three-star general with previous postings in Punjab and the southwestern province of Balochistan, begins the new job on Nov. 20, according to a military statement.</p>.<p>The military had previously said that outgoing ISI chief Faiz Hameed would be posted to the northwestern city of Peshawar, not far from the Afghan border, as corps commander.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos:</strong></p>