New Delhi, May 8 - Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has claimed that his National Security Advisor is in touch with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval. Dar told TRT in an interview, "Yes, both of them are in touch with each other." However, the Indian government's response to this claim of Pakistan is awaited.
Lieutenant General Asim Malik is the National Security Advisor (NSA) of Pakistan. He is a retired general and is in charge of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
It is worth noting that India, in a bold and calculated move, carried out precision missile strikes on 9 terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the wee hours of Wednesday. The strikes, under Operation Sindoor, were carried out in retaliation for the terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 innocent tourists. The main objective of these airstrikes was to destroy the infrastructure of terror groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba, which are mainly responsible for cross-border attacks.
Immediately after Wednesday's attacks, India informed several world leaders about the operation and said it was ready to "resolutely respond" if the neighbouring country further escalates the situation.
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval has held talks with NSAs of several countries, including his US counterpart and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, UK NSA Jonathan Powell, Saudi Arabia's NSA Musaid Al Aban, UAE counterpart Sheikh Tahnoon, UAE NSC Secretary General Ali Al Shamsi and Japan's NSA Masataka Okano. Doval also established contact with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and French President's diplomatic advisor Emmanuel Bonnet.