Asad Durrani | The spymaster who touched a ‘raw’ nerve Updated: Updated: January 31, 2021 14:47 IST Pakistan’s Defence Ministry says the former ISI chief has been ‘affiliated’ with hostile elements, including India’s intelligence agency Share Article Illustration by R.Rajesh
Pakistan’s Defence Ministry says the former ISI chief has been ‘affiliated’ with hostile elements, including India’s intelligence agency The first and only encounter this reporter had with Mohammad Asad Durrani, a former chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate, currently facing the ire of his own Army establishment, was at the sprawling residence of an Indian diplomat in Islamabad. Lt. Gen Durrani (retd), who served as the ISI chief in 1990-92, had returned from a stint as the country’s Ambassador to Germany (1994-97). At the reception, the former spymaster seemed reluctant to talk. In 2000, Gen. Pervez Musharraf sent him as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, possibly one of four key assignments for Rawalpindi/Islamabad. In short, Gen. Durrani was a pillar of the Pakistani establishment.