Agency Name: | National Intelligence Coordination Committee |
Type: | Intelligence agency |
Seal: | State emblem of Pakistan.svg |
Headquarters: | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Chief1 Name: | Lt. Gen. Nadeem Anjum |
Chief1 Position: | Director-General of ISI |
The National Intelligence Coordination Committee (NICC) of Pakistan is headed by the Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence.[1] [2] The overarching intelligence coordination body was given assent by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan in November 2020.[3] It held its inaugural session on June 24, 2021, marking the date the committee became functional.
The Abbottabad Commission had recommended that a mechanism to integrate civil and military intelligence be set up.[4] On November 24, 2020, Prime Minister Imran Khan approved the creation of the committee. On June 24, 2021, the body held its inaugural session at the Inter-Services Intelligence's headquarters. The meeting was presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan and included Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, and the heads of the services’ intelligence agencies, specifically the Intelligence Bureau and Federal Investigation Agency.[5]
Over two dozen intelligence organizations will coordinate under the NICC including:[6] [7]
Convener | Nadeem Anjum | ISI | |
Secretary | Fuad Asadullah | IB | |
Member | Wajid Aziz Khan | MI | |
Member | Shakil Ghaznafar | AI | |
Member | Abdul Munib | NI | |
Member | Mohsin Butt | FIA | |
Member | Rai Muhammad Tahir | NACTA |