Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday approved the appointment of Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum as the new chief of the ISI, apparently succumbing to pressure from the army over the key post after nearly three weeks of deadlock.

The army on October 6 announced that Anjum would replace Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed as the ISI chief . But the Prime Minister’s Office withheld the official notification, saying that the civilian government was not properly consulted.