Nobody knows who paid for them, printed them or tacked them to lampposts. But the message carried in large font on the posters is crystal clear, despite the clumsy English: "Pakistan loves ISI."
The rash of posters has appeared mysteriously throughout Islamabad in what appears to be a desperate attempt to shore up support for the country's intelligence agency, as it faces challenges to its position as the nation's guardian.
The latest crisis began a week ago when gunmen shot Hamid Mir, one of the country's best known television anchors. His brother accused the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) directorate of organising the hit, a claim broadcast on Geo News, Mr Mir's station.
"If they tried to kill Hamid Mir then I don't see how posters can help them," said a trader, known as Farooq, as he walked through Islamabad's central business and shopping district.
Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) believes themselves to be the protectors, guardians of Pakistan. They are responsible for the creation of the Taliban, supporting other terrorist organizations and probably knew of and protected Osama Bin Laden all those years he was hiding in Abbottabad before his death in May of 2011.
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