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Pak PM appoints DG ISI Lt Gen Asim Malik as NSA

Islamabad, May 1 (UNI) Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has assigned the additional portfolio of National Security Adviser (NSA) to Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lieutenant General Asim Malik, an official said.
According to a notification dated April 29, Lt Gen Asim Malik will now serve as the Prime Minister's National Security Adviser in addition to his current role as DG ISI.
The appointment comes amid rising tensions between Pakistan and India, and conveys the message that the country's civil and military leadership are aligned on key national security matters, Pakistan media reports said.
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