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Brigadier Imtiaz Ahmed, also known as Imtiaz Billa, is a retired one-star general of the Pakistan Army who served as a former director-general of Intelligence Bureau (I.B.) in the years 1990–93. As a one-star general, Brigadier Imatiaz Ahmad had served as a former senior intelligence operative in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). He earned notoriety for his role in the covert Operation Midnight Jackal to destabilise the democratic government of Prime minister Benazir Bhutto in 1989.〔Ahmed, Khaled (28 March 2002) How blameless is the ISI? The Friday Times〕 In a military trial held by Judge Advocate General Branch of Pakistan, the Brigadier was found guilty and was sacked by the Chief of Army Staff General Mirza Aslam Beg. He was imprisoned on corruption charges in 2001 as part of the national accountability drive of former President and Chief of Army Staff General Pervaiz Musharraf.〔(BBC ) Former Pakistan intelligence chief sentenced 31-July-2001〕 In August 2009, he gave several television interviews in which he revealed that Jinnahpur conspiracy was fabricated, and gave more details about Operation Midnight Jackal〔(‘Midnight Jackal’ was launched to overthrow Benazir: Imtiaz ), Daily Times, 28 August 2009〕〔( Who is behind the ‘get Nawaz’ campaign? ), The News (Pakistan) 26 August 2009〕 and the Mehran Bank scandal. He is thought to be involved in the killing of General Zia ul Haq and General Akhtar Abdur Rehman in 1988. This was stated by a politician and son of General Akhtar Abdur Rehman Mr. Humayun Akhtar Khan who said that "Brig. Imtiaz is the man who encouraged my father to board the C-130 which later met an accident."〔(Daily The News International 29 August 2009 )〕 However, Imtiaz denies that. Billa has also been accused of the custodial murder of Sindhi Communist leader Nazeer Abbasi.〔(Custodial death of Nazeer Abbasi ), The News, 31 August 2009〕〔(Brig Imtiaz’s arrest demanded for communist leader’s murder ), Daily Times, 31 August 2009〕 ==Military and intelligence career== Ahmad had a commission in the Baloch Regiment of the Pakistan Army and had participated in Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He was one of the close associates of former military dictator General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, and was put in charge of horrible dealing of General Zia's political opponents. He gained public fame when, in 1979, then-Lieutenant Colonel Imatiaz thwarted the CIA's secret plan to sabotage the nuclear deterrent program.〔 〕 Lt.Col. Ahmed conducted the operation (''Operation Sun Rising'') along with then-DG ISI, resulting in the arrest of the local nuclear engineer who was believed to be an American spy. His efforts led him to gain Tamgha-e-Basalat and he was promoted to the rank of Colonel. During the 1980s, Imtiaz was the head of the "''ISI Karachi Headquarters''" and was the central figure in derailing the Sindh based-Sindhudesh and Communist Party of Pakistan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Imtiaz Ahmed (brigadier)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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