ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday reassigned Dr Muhammad Suleman as the head of top civilian intelligence agency, Intelligence Bureau (IB).
The role of the civilian intelligence agency is being termed very vital after the top polls body decided to seek its help during scrutiny of intending candidates in the upcoming elections.
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Dr Muhammad Suleman Khan, a senior police officer who was promoted by former premier Abbasi to BPS-22.
Important cases resolved in his career here at the IB, namely attacks on the Peshawar Judicial Complex, attack on Islamabad district courts, Wagah border blast and Peshawar Meena Bazaar blast, which involved dozens of foreign terrorists. The new DG IB, who is also not in good health as what his colleagues said, has to face many Herculean tasks ahead. Dr Khan has developed his authority over an international proscribed organisation, they added.
“He reported on Daesh regional networks before anybody even knew its presence in Pakistan,” one of his colleagues said. Dr Khan also has been involved in successful operations against Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, 313 Brigade, Jamaatul Ahrar and al-Qaeda in the country, added his colleague.
Many seasoned analysts, however, said the new DG IB has Herculean tasks ahead. His job is tough. The role of a civilian agency has become crucial ahead of new polls, in terms of facilitating the civilian government to deal with multi-pronged challenges ranging from counterterrorism to deal with hostile agencies in the country, they added.
