The MI was established in March 1948 led by Colonel Mohamed Abdul Latif Khan, responsible for army counter intelligence and security, along with tactical and operational intelligence collection and analysis. During its earlier times, the MI had strong ties with the British Army's
Intelligence Corps through its British officers, and was specific to its army counterintelligence matters. Even as of today, the MI reports directly to
Army GHQ in Rawalpindi, and initially focused on the Indian military advancement in east and on the Taliban's insurgency in the western areas as of 2008. The education, training, and qualification for its personnel to be part of the MI is provided by its School of Military Intelligence that is based in
Karachi Cantonment, Sindh, Pakistan. The MI is directed by the Director-General at the active-duty senior
two-star ranking
Major-General who usually works under the
Chief of the General Staff at the
Army GHQ in Rawalpindi, Punjab in Pakistan. == Director-Generals ==