ISI Chief Mohammad Asim Malik's New Role Amid India-Pakistan Tensions

New Delhi:

Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Mohammad Asim Malik has been appointed the country’s new National Security Adviser (NSA), as per the Express Tribune.

The appointment is an additional charge given to him apart from the ISI chief position he has held since September 2024.

Malik’s appointment comes at a time of heightened India-Pakistan tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 civilians were killed. Among the most recent measures taken by New Delhi is shutting its airspace for all Pakistani airplanes and suspension of social media channels of popular Pakistan personalities including Hania Amir, Mahira Khan and Ali Zafar.