Inter-Services Public Relations

(Redirected from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)) Media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces This article is about the Pakistani military media directorate. For the Bangladeshi directorate, see Inter-Services Public Relations (Bangladesh).

Inter-Services Public Relations
Logo of ISPR
Abbreviation	ISPR
Formation	May 1949; 75 years ago (1949-05)
Type	Military Organization
Purpose	Civil-Military Relations
Headquarters	Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Region	Pakistan
Official language	Urdu, English
Director General	Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry
Parent organization	Pakistan Armed Forces
Affiliations	Government of Pakistan
Website	www.ispr.gov.pk

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) (Urdu: بین الخدماتی تعلقات عامہ), is the media and public relations wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It broadcasts and coordinates military news and information to the country's civilian media and the civic society.

The ISPR directorate serves the purpose of aiming to strengthen public relations with the civic society, and civil society through interacting with the media. The directorate also works as the principle voice of the Pakistan's military, with its director-general serving as the official spokesperson of the armed forces.

Overview

The Directorate of the Inter–Services Public Relations (ISPR) was established in 1949 with army colonel Shahbaz Khan becoming its first director-general. The ISPR operates as a unified public relations system for the Pakistan Armed Forces, which includes army, air force, navy, and marines. The ISPR manages the public relations requirement of the armed forces, and is staffed with the combined personnel of the military along with civilian officers. It plays an important role for gathering a national support for the armed forces at the public level. The ISPR also aims to strengthen support for the military's assigned contingency operations while undermining the perceived stature of the adversary.

In views of US army colonel John Adache, the ISPR interfaces between the armed forces, civil media, and the civic society. Furthermore, the ISPR also formulates the media policy of the unified armed forces, and aims to safeguard the military interests of the armed forces from negative sentiment. The ISPR also monitors international and domestic media, surveying the nature of international reporting regarding Pakistan's military issues.

On a regular basis, the ISPR broadcasts televised news regarding the strategic operations in foreign and domestic areas. In Pakistan's military staff appointments and assignments, the ISPR is often perceived as one of the most prestigious directorates of Pakistan Armed Forces.

Its executive authority, a director-general, is a chief military spokesperson of the Pakistan Armed Forces.

Reorganization

In 2024, the ISPR underwent reorganization and expansion. Two two-star Major-general rank officers were appointed in the ISPR to handle foreign or strategic communication and domestic media. This will be the first time that ISPR will be permanently headed by an officer of the rank of Lieutenant General instead of Major General, and for the first time, two Major Generals will be appointed in ISPR.

Structure of ISPR
Directorates	Name	Rank
Director-General Alpha (DG A)	Haroon Hameed Chaudhry	Major general
Director-General Bravo (DG B)	Kamran Tabrez Savera	Major general

Operations

ISPR is responsible for garnering national support for the armed forces as well as strengthening their resolve to accomplish the assigned mission while undermining the will of the adversary.

It also acts as an interface between the armed forces, the media and the public. It formulates much of the media policy of Pakistan's military, safeguards the armed forces from negative influences and monitors both international and domestic media.

Principal media network

On regular basis, the ISPR release televised press releases on the ongoing military exercises, and notifies the civilian media about the ingenious strategic arsenal testings.

Apart from functioning as the public relations body of the armed forces, the ISPR handles exclusive dissemination of information regarding Pakistan's ongoing military contingency operations.

Media productions

Main article: Inter-Services Public Relations media productions

Since the 1990s, the ISPR has been producing mini-series, drama, and films on military fiction. The first ISPR drama was Sunehray Din which was released in 1991. Some of the most famous dramas of ISPR include Ehd-e-Wafa, Waar, Shahpar, Ek Thi Marium and Sinf-e-Aahan. ISPR also made its first animated series Team Muhafiz in collaboration with Geo Entertainment which broadcast in 2022. Apart from dramas, the ISPR has also released many songs with the first one being titled "Rang Layega Shaheedon Ka Lahoo". ISPR has also released documentary films with the one being The Glorious Resolve, released in 2018. ISPR is well known for its media productions.

Responsibilies: ISPR handles important broadcasts, such as announcing the shahadat (martyrdom) of soldiers, the slaying of terrorists, the implementation of new policies, and the beginning of new military exercises. It refutes misinformation by miscreants and foreign enemies, keeps alive the selfless sacrifices of Pakistan Army, and garners support for the military, increasing troops' morale, and develops documentaries and songs to remind Pakistanis of their nation's history and heroes.

List of ISPR Directors General

Rank and Name	Start of Term	End of Term
Colonel Shahbaz Khan	May 1949	July 1952
Commodore Maqbool Hussain	August 1952	October 1965
Colonel Z. A. Suleri	November 1965	August 1966
Lieutenant Colonel Masud Ahmed	September 1966	February 1967
Brigadier A.R. Siddiqui	March 1967	November 1973
Brigadier Fazal ur Rehman	December 1973	March 1977
Brigadier T H Siddiqui	April 1977	July 1985
Brigadier Siddique Salik	August 1985	17 August 1988
Major General Riaz Ullah	December 1988	September 1991
Major General Jahangir Nasrullah	October 1991	April 1993
Major General Khalid Bashir	May 1993	July 1994
Brigadier S M A Iqbal	August 1994	February 1995
Major General Saleem Ullah	March 1995	August 1998
Brigadier Ghazanfar Ali	September 1998	October 1998
Major General Rashid Qureshi	November 1998	May 2003
Major General Shaukat Sultan Khan	June 2003	February 2007
Major General Waheed Arshad	February 2007	January 2008
Major General Athar Abbas	January 2008	June 2012
Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa	3 June 2012	11 December 2016
Major General Asif Ghafoor	15 December 2016	31 January 2020
Lieutenant General Babar Iftikhar	1 February 2020	5 December 2022
Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry	6 December 2022	Incumbent

References

^ Adache, PhD, Col. John (2014). The Military and Public Relations. Bloomington, Indiana : AuthorHouse Publications. ISBN 978-1496982360. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
"ISPR reorganization: Two Major Generals to take charge under DG Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif". 31 July 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
"Military's Media Wing revamped with new inductions". The Nation. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
^ staff. "The ISPR". Govt. of Pakistan (PowerPoint). Retrieved 18 November 2014.
"ISPR Press Release on testings". ISPR Press Release. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
DG ISPR. "ISPR Press release". ISPR Press Release, timeline. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
"Sunehray Din (TV Mini Series 1991)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
"Glorious Resolve (2011)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^ "Ex Directors & Director General of ISPR". Inter-Services Public Relations website. 2 January 2007. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

External links

ISPR Official website Archived 3 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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Media production	60 Hours to Glory Alpha Bravo Charlie Ghazi Shaheed The Glorious Resolve Kaaf Kangana Ehd-e-Wafa
Directors-general	Shahbaz Khan Maqbool Hussain Z. A. Suleri Masud Ahmed A.R. Siddiqui Fazal ur Rehman Tafazzul Siddiqui Siddique Salik Riaz Ullah Jahangir Nasrullah Khalid Bashir S M A Iqbal Saleem Ullah Ghazanfar Ali Rashid Qureshi Shaukat Sultan Waheed Arshad Athar Abbas Asim Saleem Bajwa Asif Ghafoor Babar Iftikhar Ahmad Sharif
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