His appointment comes amid Pakistan's concerns about a potential “military action” by India following the Pahalgam terror attack.
Pakistan appoints news New National Security Advisor latest news: Pakistan’s ISI Chief, Lieutenant General Mohammad Asim Malik, was given the additional charge of Pakistan’s National Security Advisor on Wednesday, according to media reports and sources cited by The Express Tribune. This move comes as tensions between India and Pakistan escalate following the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people. The Resistance Front, a shadow group of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist outfit, claimed responsibility.
According to the report, a formal notification regarding the appointment of ISI Chief Lieutenant General Mohammad Asim Malik as the new National Security Advisor has been issued. Asim Malik was appointed as the chief of the ISI in September 2024.
The report further states that the additional charge assigned to Asim Malik as National Security Advisor "places him at the center of Pakistan’s national security policy at a time of heightened regional tensions and evolving internal and external security dynamics."
His appointment comes amid Pakistan's concerns about a potential “military action” by India following the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 25 tourists and a local pony operator who prevented one of the terrorists from attacking the tourists on April 22, in the Baisaran meadows of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. The area is inaccessible by vehicle.
Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar took to X, claiming, “Pakistan has credible intelligence that India intends to carry out military action against Pakistan in the next 24-36 hours on the pretext of baseless and concocted allegations of involvement in the Pahalgam incident.”
Rejecting India’s stance, Pakistan’s statement read, “The Indian self-assumed hubristic role of Judge, Jury, and Executioner in the region is reckless and vehemently rejected. Pakistan has been the victim of terrorism itself and truly understands the pain of this scourge. We have always condemned it in all its forms and manifestations anywhere in the world.”
The statement of the Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar also warned, “Pakistan reiterates that any such military adventurism by India would be responded to assuredly and decisively. The international community must remain aware of the reality that the onus of the escalatory spiral and its ensuing consequences shall squarely lie with India. The nation reiterates its resolve to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Pakistan at all costs.”
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