Inter-Services Intelligence
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Inter-Services Intelligence is Pakistan’s premier military intelligence agency, known for its extensive role in regional security, covert operations, and influence over Afghan and South Asian affairs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intelligence agency
ⓘ
military intelligence agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ISI ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| employer | Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence ⓘ |
| hasAlias | I.S.I. ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Joint Counterintelligence Bureau
ⓘ
Joint Intelligence Bureau ⓘ Joint Intelligence Miscellaneous ⓘ Joint Intelligence North ⓘ Joint Intelligence Technical ⓘ Joint Intelligence X ⓘ Joint Signal Intelligence Bureau ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Pakistan ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Islamabad ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Government of Pakistan ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ |
| motto | Faithful to the Nation ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Inter-Services Intelligence
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate
بین الخدماتی مخابرات ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| notableFor |
influence in Afghan affairs
ⓘ
influence in Kashmir conflict ⓘ role in Pakistan’s internal security ⓘ |
| notableOperationArea |
Indo-Pakistani wars
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surface form:
Indo-Pakistani conflicts
Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Afghanistan
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India ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Pakistan Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Pakistan Armed Forces ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Intelligence Bureau
ⓘ
surface form:
Intelligence Bureau (Pakistan)
|
| primaryRole |
counterintelligence
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counterterrorism ⓘ covert operations ⓘ external intelligence ⓘ military intelligence ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Afghanistan
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Middle East ⓘ South Asia ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Chief of Army Staff
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ |
| shortName | ISI ⓘ |
| typeOfAgency |
domestic intelligence agency
ⓘ
external intelligence agency ⓘ signals intelligence agency ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate