ISI

Examples

• All

• I think your ISI officer was compromised.

  London Has Fallen (2016)

• The ISI was instrumental in creating the Taliban and was responsible for fueling cross-border insurgency in Kashmir.

  Academic text (2003)

• The key question was, can we trust ISI with that intelligence?

• The ISI came to my parents and asked, where did this girl come from?

  A Mighty Heart (2007)

• Sources within ISAF suggest that ISI may be involved.

  Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

• Listen, I've got a meeting with ISI in twenty minutes.

  Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

• Ties between the JUI, the army, and the ISI were established.

  Academic text (2001)

• They're meeting with ISI this afternoon, hopefully set up a raid down there.

  Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

• There are indications that elements within Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have continued to support Hekmatiya's Hezb-i Islami and neo-Taliban forces.

  Academic text (2004)

• Pakistan's ISI plays a crucial role in coordinating military and intelligence efforts within the country.

Synonyms

I

intelligence agency

vsISI

• Specialized

64 2.8

A group that collects and studies secret information about other countries and threats

is focused on domestic influence and military political links rather than foreign intelligence

I

intelligence service

vsISI

• Specialized

33 3.0

A group that gathers and studies secret information for a government

is more specifically tied to national power and regional groups than general threat gathering

I

Inter-Services Intelligence

vsISI

7.0

The main spy agency of Pakistan that gathers information inside and outside the country

is the identical official name often highlighted for strong regional influence

D

Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence

vsISI

• Formal

5.9

The main government spy agency in Pakistan that gathers secret information about security

is the broader agency label emphasising institutional power and external links

Surface Forms

Etymology