India, Sept. 30 -- It's going to be the tale of the two Asims in Pakistan. One Asim as army chief is now known for having shook the country by destroying a legitimate political party and dividing the army. The other seems to have assisted him, but is far more the accepted product in terms of his background. As the new Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, Lt Gen Asim Malik will be one of the most powerful men in the country, towering above the elected' government, and almost everybody else. With power comes trouble. A lot of it. He's going to have to choose which dragon he has to slay.

The details of his career have been released by State broadcasters - though not by the director general Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), which s...