The Pakistan federal government has selected spy chief Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik as the new National Security Adviser (NSA) amidst growing stress with India.Malik, who was designated as the director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in October 2024, also handles the role as NSA, which comes after the Pahalgam fear attack in Jammu and Kashmir that left 26 individuals dead.According to a statement, - Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik Hey There (M), DG (I), shall hold the surcharge of the National Security Adviser, with immediate effect.
- He is the countrystenth NSA, but it is for the very first time that a serving ISI chief has been charged with both positions at once.The NSA position had stayed vacant given that April 2022, when the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf federal government was ousted.The post PakistansISI chief appointed as NSA amid growing stress with India initially appeared on TINS News.