Athar Abbas

Athar Abbas served in the Pakistan Army from 1976 to 2012, retiring at the rank of Major General. He has been a faculty member at both the Staff College and Defence University. Before retiring, he held the position of Chief Military Spokesperson and Director General of ISPR. He delivers lectures on national security, counter-terrorism and violent extremism, civil-military relations, and the media’s role in conflict. He also comments on these subjects in national and international publications. An active participant in Pakistan-India Track-II diplomacy, his last assignment was as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Ukraine.