Director General of the ISI, Lt-General Ahmad Shuja Pasha with Prime Minister Gilani. – APP/File Photo

LAHORE: Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar on Saturday said that the tenure of the chief of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is being extended.

Speaking to reporters in Lahore, Mukhtar said that those who wish for a clash between the executive and the judiciary will be disappointed.

The defence minister did not say how long Lt-General Ahmed Shuja Pasha would stay on as the head of the ISI.

He had been due to step down on March 18.

Pasha is believed to have a good relationship with the CIA, but strains over the country's differing strategic interests cause frequent tensions.

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