New Delhi, May 1 -- Pakistan has appointed Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lieutenant General Muhammad Asim Malik the country's new National Security Adviser (NSA). The new decision comes as Islamabad fears a "military acton by India" following the terror attack in Baisaran Valley of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) which claimed 26 lives.

According to the reports, Lt Gen Asim Malik has been given the NSA position as an additional charge with immediate effect.

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