Within the midst of elevated tensions with India after the Pahalgam terror assault, Pakistan has named Inter-Companies Intelligence (ISI) Director Normal, Lieutenant Normal Muhammad Asim Malik because the nation’s new Nationwide Safety Advisor (NSA), in a further cost.
The appointment seems to observe Normal Asim Malik’s current engagement with the newly appointed CIA Director and the reported handover (oversell) of the Abbey Gate mastermind some months in the past. It seemingly elevates the Normal to protocol parity together with his American and different… pic.twitter.com/7dSF6hf9Fo
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The NSA place had been vacant since April 2022, in keeping with studies. Malik’s double function as ISI chief and NSA is being seen as a serious step by the Pakistani institution to centralise management over nationwide safety and intelligence affairs.
Official Order Goes Viral On-line
A proper authorities notification affirming Malik’s appointment as NSA was extensively shared on social media on Thursday. The transfer comes amid stepped-up strain on Islamabad by India on cross-border terrorism points.
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Who Is Lt Gen Asim Malik?
Lt Gen. Asim Malik turned the ISI chief in September 2024, changing Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum. A embellished navy officer, Malik had earlier held the publish of Adjutant Normal at Pakistan’s Normal Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.
His discipline publicity has been as a commander of the Infantry Brigade in Waziristan and Infantry Division in Balochistan. Malik has additionally been Chief Teacher on the Nationwide Defence College Islamabad and teacher on the Command and Employees Faculty, Quetta.
He’s an awardee of the much-coveted Sword of Honour and has studied on the US Military’s Fort Leavenworth and Royal Faculty of Defence Research in London.
Malik’s elevation to the NSA place, within the midst of an uptick in India-Pakistan tensions, indicated stiffening of Islamabad’s safety stance.