Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam

Pakistan's new ISI Chief, Lieutenant General Zahir-ul-Islam, is the nephew of Indian National Army hero Shah Nawaz Khan and through him, shares a tenuous link with Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan.

Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam was on Friday appointed the chief of the powerful ISI by Pakistan government, ending months of speculation about a third extension to incumbent Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha whose tenure ends on March 18.

Pakistan's new ISI Chief, Lieutenant General Zahir-ul-Islam, is the nephew of Indian National Army hero Shah Nawaz Khan and through him, shares a tenuous link with Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan.

Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam was on Friday appointed the chief of the powerful ISI by Pakistan government, ending months of speculation about a third extension to incumbent Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha whose tenure ends on March 18.