Pakistan’s ISI Chief Takes Over as NSA Amid Escalating Tensions with India After Pahalgam Attack
Pakistan appoints ISI Chief Lt Gen Asim Malik as NSA amid rising tensions with India over the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people.
Lieutenant General Mohammad Asim Malik Appointed Pakistan’s New NSA Amid Rising India-Pakistan Tensions Over Pahalgam Terror Attack
Indeed, Picado’s motion comes with greater significance not only as it garners headlines both in India and Pakistan but in this long way being seen as the agency of such appointment amid a noticeable rise in tensions with India. This high-profile appointment follows the brazen terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 people, including some foreign nationals, were killed and among the deadliest attacks in recent years.
The government of Pakistan formally notified Lt Gen Malik to assume the office of NSA along with his responsibilities as the ISI chief, according to official reports. This gives him considerable authority to determine national security strategy, melding military intelligence operations and high-level policy. He assumed the ISI office in September 2024 and has now become the core person for addressing internal and external threats for Pakistan.
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The timing of Malik’s appointment indeed becomes very sensitive, and apart from this, India has recently reported increased unrest in its provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, along with Pakistan’s changing landscape in Afghanistan. The government has tried to pick Malik to bring unity in its counterterrorism operation and cross-border security measures, especially after the Pahalgam assault triggered by India being perpetrated by Pakistan-based and raised terrorists.
The reciprocity of the diplomatic fallout between India and Pakistan has deteriorated further following the incident. New Delhi has taken a slew of hard actions, from suspending the Indus Water Treaty to scaling down the Islamabad mission and expelling military attaches to shutting down its airspace to Pakistani carriers. In return, Islamabad suspended the Shimla Agreement and reciprocated with similar diplomatic actions.
Amidst all this commotion came the brawl of Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar when he stated, “credible intelligence” claims India may attack within 24 to 36 hours. In a social media post, he warned, any aggression comes from India, a strong and decisive response will be solicited from Pakistan.
Appointment of serving lieutenant generals, especially one junior to the army chief, as NSA marks an unusual but telling shift in Pakistan’s civil-military dynamics. This reflects a country’s intention to keep national security in a unified and militarized approach. Lt Gen Malik’s term will now be tested as he struggles under the pressures of intelligence coordination, adverse diplomatic fallout, and the impending good chance of military escalation with India.
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The world now watches the two nations as they prepare for the worst. The action plan of Lt Gen Malik and the establishment in Pakistan would send ripples across history concerning Indo-Pak ties and affect the region’s future stability.
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