National Intelligence Coordination Committee (Pakistan)

National Intelligence Coordination Committee

State emblem of Pakistan
Intelligence agency overview
Formed	24 November 2020; 4 years ago (2020-11-24)
Headquarters	Islamabad, Pakistan
Intelligence agency executive	Lt. Gen. Nadeem Anjum, 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.

Background

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.[1] 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]

Constituents

Over two dozen intelligence organizations will coordinate under the NICC including:[6][7]

• Inter-Services Intelligence
• Intelligence Bureau
• Federal Investigation Agency
• Defence Intelligence:
  • Air Intelligence
  • Military Intelligence
  • Naval Intelligence
• Civil Armed Forces:
  • Pakistan Rangers
    • Punjab Rangers Intelligence Wing
    • Sindh Rangers Intelligence Wing
  • Frontier Corps
    • Field Intelligence Units Frontier Corps (South Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
    • Field Intelligence Units Frontier Corps (North Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
    • Field Intelligence Units Frontier Corps (South Balochistan)
    • Field Intelligence Units Frontier Corps (North Balochistan)
  • Pakistan Coast Guard
    • PCG Intelligence Wing
  • Gilgit Baltistan Scouts
    • GB Scouts Field Intelligence
  • Frontier Constabulary
    • Frontier Constabulary Intelligence
• National Counter Terrorism Authority[2]
• Pakistan Police:
  • Special Branch
  • Counter Terrorism Departments
    • CTD Punjab
    • CTD Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
    • CTD Sindh
    • CTD Balochistan
• Anti Narcotics Force
  • ANF Intelligence Branch
• National Accountability Bureau
• Financial Monitoring Unit
• Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation
• Directorate-General of Intelligence, Strategic Plans Division.

Current leadership

Permanent members

Designation	Incumbent	Service/Department
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

See also

• List of intelligence agencies
• Pakistani Intelligence community

References

1. Syed, Baqir Sajjad (24 November 2020). "PM okays creation of liaison body for spy agencies". DAWN. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
2. "DG ISI Lt Gen Faiz Hameed to head National Intelligence Coordination Committee". The Pakistan Daily. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
3. "PM Imran Khan approved the establishment of a Coordinating Committee for the Intelligence Agencies". Daily Times. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
4. Editorial (25 November 2020). "Synchronised intel". DAWN. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
5. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (24 June 2021). "Intelligence coordination body becomes functional, finally". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
6. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (24 June 2021). "Intelligence coordination body becomes functional, finally". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
7. "PM Imran Khan chairs meeting on 'enhanced intelligence cooperation' at ISI Secretariat". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 18 October 2021.