DG ISI heads to USA on first-ever official visit

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ISLAMABAD:

Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar left for United States of America on Wednesday on his first-ever visit to hold talks with top US intelligence officials on ‘regional security, Afghanistan and counter-terrorism’.

“The DG ISI [has] proceeded to USA for an official visit,” a short statement from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

“During the visit he will meet his counterparts and discuss issues related to intelligence,” the ISPR spokesman said.

According to sources, Gen Rizwan will meet senior officials at the National Security Council (NSC) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Chief John O. Brennan.