[1] The directorate also works as the principal voice of the Pakistan's military, with its director-general serving as the official spokesperson of the armed forces.

[1] The ISPR manages the public relations requirement of the armed forces, and is staffed with the combined personnel of the military along with civilian officers.

[1] The ISPR also aims to strengthen support for the military's assigned contingency operations while undermining the perceived stature of the adversary.

[1] In views of US army colonel John Adache, the ISPR interfaces between the armed forces, civil media, and the civic society.

[3] ISPR is responsible for garnering national support for the armed forces as well as strengthening their resolve to accomplish the assigned mission while undermining the will of the adversary.

[5][6] Apart from functioning as the public relations body of the armed forces, the ISPR handles exclusive dissemination of information regarding Pakistan's ongoing military contingency operations.