The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) (Urdu: بین الخدماتی تعلقات عامہ), is the media and PR wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It broadcasts and coordinates military news and information to the country's civilian media and the civic society.[1]
The ISPR directorate serves the purpose of aiming to strengthen public relations with the civic society, and civil society through interacting with the media.[1] 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.[1] In addition, the ISPR provides funds to assist produce pro-military public relations media.[2]
The Directorate of the Inter–Services Public Relations (ISPR) was established in 1949 with army colonel Shahbaz Khan becoming its first director-general.[1] The ISPR operates as a unified public relations system for the Pakistan's military, which combined army, air force, navy, and marines.[1] The ISPR manage the public relations requirement of the armed forces, and is staffed with the combined personnel of the military along with civilian officers.[1] It functions at the Joint Staff Headquarters (JS HQ) and plays an important role for gathering a national support for the armed forces at the public level.[1] The ISPR also aims to strengthen support for the military's assigned contingency operations while undermining the perceived stature of the adversary.[1]
In views of US army colonel John Adache, the ISPR interfaces between the armed forces, civil media, and the civic society.[1] 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.[1]
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.[1]
The ISPR directorate is staffed with combined personnel of Pakistan's unified military along with civilian bureaucrats and officials.[3] The ISPR functioned at the JS HQ and responsible for garnering national support for the armed forces as well as strengthen 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.[3] 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.
It is likely that the army is planning the further expansion of ISPR to counter negative propaganda against the state and armed forces by international powers and their funded domestic media campaigns, in ongoing operation against terror outfits and economic terrorism. That's why, for the first time in its history ISPR was being led by a three-star general, Lt-General Asim Saleem Bajwa.[4]
Principal media network
On regular basis, the ISPR release televised press releases on regarding the ongoing military exercises, and notified the civilian media about the ingenious strategic arsenal testings.[5][6]
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.[3]
Controversies
In recent years, there have been accusations of ISPR going beyond its domain and meddling in media affairs to undermine democracy. Concerns have been raised on ISPR handling media channels such as Bol TV and Pak TV and radio stations such as FM 89.04, FM 96.00 to indoctrinate pro-military narrative.[7]
ISPR has regularly been criticized for posting inflammatory tweets on their official Twitter account. In April 2017, Lieutenant Gen Asif Ghafoor (a BPS-21 officer) posted a tweet 'rejecting' Prime Minister's directives to probe Dawn Leaks controversy.[8] After huge public outcry over the choice of words, ISPR had to redact its earlier tweet.[9]
Since the 1990s, the ISPR has been producing miniseries, drama, and films on military fiction. The first ISPR drama was Sunehray Din which was released in 1991.[10] Some of the most famous dramas of ISPR include Ehd-e-Wafa, Waar, Shahpar, Ek Thi Marium and Sinf-e-Aahan. Apart from dramas, the ISPR has also released many songs with the first one being titled "Rang Layega Shaheedon Ka Lahoo" which was released in 2009. ISPR has also released documentary films with the first one being The Glorious Resolve, released in 2011.[11] ISPR is well known for its media productions.
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^WebDesk (15 November 2014). "Short film 'Defender' wins award at international defence film festival". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ abcstaff. "The ISPR". Govt. of Pakistan (PowerPoint). Retrieved 18 November 2014.
^staff. "Bajwa, three others promoted to Lt Gen rank". Samaa News. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
^"ISPR Press Release on testings". ISPR Press Release. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^"How many radio stations, journalists work for you? Asma Jahangir asks ISPR". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
^"Army rejects PM Office statement on Dawn Leaks report - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
^Dawn.com (10 May 2017). "Army withdraws tweet 'rejecting' PM Office's directives on Dawn story probe". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
^"Sunehray Din (TV Mini Series 1991)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^"Glorious Resolve (2011)". IMDb. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrs. Inter-Services Public Relations website. 2 January 2007. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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This article is about the Pakistani military media directorate For the Bangladeshi directorate see Inter Services Public Relations Bangladesh The Inter Services Public Relations ISPR Urdu بین الخدماتی تعلقات عامہ is the media and PR wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces It broadcasts and coordinates military news and information to the country s civilian media and the civic society 1 Inter Services Public RelationsLogo of ISPRAbbreviationISPRFormationMay 1949 73 years ago 1949 05 TypeMilitary OrganizationPurposeCivil Military RelationsHeadquartersRawalpindi Punjab PakistanRegionPakistanOfficial languageUrdu EnglishDirector GeneralMajor General Ahmed Sharif ChaudhryParent organizationPakistan Armed ForcesAffiliationsGovernment of PakistanWebsitewww wbr ispr wbr gov wbr pkThe ISPR directorate serves the purpose of aiming to strengthen public relations with the civic society and civil society through interacting with the media 1 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 1 In addition the ISPR provides funds to assist produce pro military public relations media 2 Contents 1 Overview 2 Operations 3 Principal media network 4 Controversies 5 Media productions 6 List of ISPR Director Generals 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksOverview EditThe Directorate of the Inter Services Public Relations ISPR was established in 1949 with army colonel Shahbaz Khan becoming its first director general 1 The ISPR operates as a unified public relations system for the Pakistan s military which combined army air force navy and marines 1 The ISPR manage the public relations requirement of the armed forces and is staffed with the combined personnel of the military along with civilian officers 1 It functions at the Joint Staff Headquarters JS HQ and plays an important role for gathering a national support for the armed forces at the public level 1 The ISPR also aims to strengthen support for the military s assigned contingency operations while undermining the perceived stature of the adversary 1 In views of US army colonel John Adache the ISPR interfaces between the armed forces civil media and the civic society 1 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 1 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 1 Its executive authority a director general is a chief military spokesperson of the Pakistan Armed Forces who reports to Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Secretariat Chief of Army Staff as well the head also directly report to Chief of Air Staff Commandant of Marines and the Chief of Naval Staff 1 Operations EditThe ISPR directorate is staffed with combined personnel of Pakistan s unified military along with civilian bureaucrats and officials 3 The ISPR functioned at the JS HQ and responsible for garnering national support for the armed forces as well as strengthen 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 3 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 It is likely that the army is planning the further expansion of ISPR to counter negative propaganda against the state and armed forces by international powers and their funded domestic media campaigns in ongoing operation against terror outfits and economic terrorism That s why for the first time in its history ISPR was being led by a three star general Lt General Asim Saleem Bajwa 4 Principal media network EditOn regular basis the ISPR release televised press releases on regarding the ongoing military exercises and notified the civilian media about the ingenious strategic arsenal testings 5 6 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 3 Controversies EditIn recent years there have been accusations of ISPR going beyond its domain and meddling in media affairs to undermine democracy Concerns have been raised on ISPR handling media channels such as Bol TV and Pak TV and radio stations such as FM 89 04 FM 96 00 to indoctrinate pro military narrative 7 ISPR has regularly been criticized for posting inflammatory tweets on their official Twitter account In April 2017 Lieutenant Gen Asif Ghafoor a BPS 21 officer posted a tweet rejecting Prime Minister s directives to probe Dawn Leaks controversy 8 After huge public outcry over the choice of words ISPR had to redact its earlier tweet 9 Media productions EditMain article Inter Services Public Relations media productions Since the 1990s the ISPR has been producing miniseries drama and films on military fiction The first ISPR drama was Sunehray Din which was released in 1991 10 Some of the most famous dramas of ISPR include Ehd e Wafa Waar Shahpar Ek Thi Marium and Sinf e Aahan Apart from dramas the ISPR has also released many songs with the first one being titled Rang Layega Shaheedon Ka Lahoo which was released in 2009 ISPR has also released documentary films with the first one being The Glorious Resolve released in 2011 11 ISPR is well known for its media productions List of ISPR Director Generals EditRank and Name Start of Term End of TermColonel Shahbaz Khan May 1949 July 1952 12 Commodore Maqbool Hussain August 1952 October 1965 12 Colonel Z A Suleri November 1965 August 1966 12 Lieutenant Colonel Masud Ahmed September 1966 February 1967 12 Brigadier A R Siddiqui March 1967 November 1973 12 Brigadier Fazal ur Rehman December 1973 March 1977 12 Brigadier T H Siddiqui April 1977 July 1985 12 Brigadier Siddique Salik August 1985 17 August 1988 12 Major General Riaz Ullah December 1988 September 1991 12 Major General Jahangir Nasrullah October 1991 April 1993 12 Major General Khalid Bashir May 1993 July 1994 12 Brigadier S M A Iqbal August 1994 February 1995 12 Major General Saleem Ullah March 1995 August 1998 12 Brigadier General Ghazanfar Ali September 1998 October 1998 12 Major General Rashid Qureshi November 1998 May 2003 12 Major General Shaukat Sultan Khan June 2003 February 2007 12 Major General Waheed Arshad February 2007 January 2008 12 Major General Athar Abbas January 2008 June 2012 12 Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa 3 June 2012 11 December 2016 12 Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor 15 December 2016 31 January 2020Lieutenant General Babar Iftikhar 1 February 2020 5 December 2022Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry 6 December 2022 IncumbentSee also EditMedia of Pakistan Pakistan Armed ForcesReferences Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l Adache PhD Col John 2014 The Military and Public Relations Bloomington Indiana US AuthorHouse Publications ISBN 978 1496982360 Retrieved 18 November 2014 WebDesk 15 November 2014 Short film Defender wins award at international defence film festival The Express Tribune newspaper Retrieved 30 November 2017 a b c staff The ISPR Govt of Pakistan PowerPoint Retrieved 18 November 2014 staff Bajwa three others promoted to Lt Gen rank Samaa News Retrieved 22 September 2015 ISPR Press Release on testings ISPR Press Release 17 November 2014 Retrieved 30 November 2017 DG ISPR ISPR Press release ISPR Press Release timeline Retrieved 18 November 2014 How many radio stations journalists work for you Asma Jahangir asks ISPR Daily Pakistan Global Retrieved 22 December 2017 Army rejects PM Office statement on Dawn Leaks report The Express Tribune The Express Tribune 29 April 2017 Retrieved 22 December 2017 Dawn com 10 May 2017 Army withdraws tweet rejecting PM Office s directives on Dawn story probe DAWN COM Retrieved 22 December 2017 Sunehray Din TV Mini Series 1991 IMDb Retrieved 29 June 2021 Glorious Resolve 2011 IMDb Retrieved 29 June 2021 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Ex Directors amp 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 Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Inter Services Public Relations ISPR Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inter Services Public Relations amp oldid 1136005692, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
