India, April 5 --  Pakistan's intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has undergone a structural shift from a loosely federated system of competing directorates to a more centralised command model, with control increasingly flowing through its internal coordination hub and the office of its chief. The change has taken shape under Lt Gen Asim Malik, who currently holds the dual roles of Director General of the ISI and National Security Adviser. This arrangement has effectively merged intelligence assessment with policy coordination.

The recent acceleration in these changes follows lessons the military leadership drew from India's Operation Sindoor (2025), as well as continued operational losses from the Tehrik-e-T...