Naseer Khan Janjua

Nasir Khan Janjua is a former three-star general of the Pakistan Army, who prior to retiring served as Corps Commander Quetta. He served as the 7th National Security Advisor of Pakistan from 23 October 2015 until his resignation on 27 June 2018.

Janjua's notable achievements include streamlining the National Security and War Course into a single cohesive program, eliminating the unnecessary overlap. Additionally, he spearheaded the development of Azm-e-Nau, a meticulously designed military preparedness exercise with a specific emphasis on India, while serving as President of the National Defence University in Islamabad.

Prior to becoming the 7th National Security Advisor, Janjua's name was mentioned as a possible replacement for Sartaj Aziz in Pakistani news media after his meeting with Nawaz Sharif. Janjua was appointed as NSA after the NSA staff moved to the Prime Minister's Secretariat on 23 October 2015.

Early life and education Janjua completed his matriculation from the Forman Christian College.

Director Military Operations In 2005, he became Director of Military Operations under DG Military Operations Ahmad Shuja Pasha. His appointed was later commented by military analyst, Ikram Sehgal, as instrumental "in changing the curriculam and the "Lal Kurti" mindset to reflect modernity in warfare, combining the National Security and War Course into one course instead of two overlapping ones."

Corps Commander Quetta On 19 August 2013, Janjua was posted as commander of the XII Corps in Quetta with immediate effect. Janjua worked closely with CM Balochistan Abdul Malik Baloch in stabilising Balochistan and supervised firsthand counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations against a variety of militant groups in the restive Balochistan province.

Janjua received honorary discharge and retired from the military on 3 October 2015 and handed over the command of XII Corps to LTG Aamir Riaz at a ceremony at the Command Headquarters.

National Security Advisor His new assignment at the National Security Council was first revealed by Najam Sethi, on his TV show Aapas ki Baat on Geo News. Since then, Pakistani media began circulating the news of Janjua being appointed as NSA.

Janjua's appointment as NSA was viewed to concentrate on foreign policy while coordinating with Sartaj Aziz which were being ignored due to his hectic engagement as per demand of the dual offices, quoted by the officials in Islamabad. Furthermore, it was also noted that, Janjua's appointment as NSA would take off the burden from Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan's shoulders who had long been holding counter-terrorism talks with British government.

Secret visit to Bangkok On 6 December 2015, Janjua travelled to Bangkok, his first visit in his role as NSA, to hold secret national-security level talks with India. The meeting was held with Indian counterpart Ajit Doval that discussed terrorism, conflict resolution involving in Jammu and Kashmir, and other bilateral issues and agreed to take forward the "constructive" engagement.

Meeting with US Ambassador In October 2017, Janjua suggested to the US Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale, setting up an empowered “US Political Authority” can lead to a political solution for the unending War in Afghanistan (2001–2021).

Retirement He resigned on June 27, 2018.

Effective dates of promotion

Awards and decorations

Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

(2015)Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e- Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam

(100th Birth Anniversary of

Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

1976Hijri Tamgha (Hijri Medal)

1979Tamgha-e-Diffa (General Service Medal)

Siachen Glacier ClaspJamhuriat Tamgha (Democracy Medal)

1988Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha (Resolution Day)

(Golden Jubilee Medal)

1990Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan (Independence Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1997Tamgha-e-Baqa (Nuclear Test Medal)

1998Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan (Escalation with India Medal)

UNTAC Medal

(2 Deployments)Command & Staff College Quetta Students' Medal

Foreign decorations Foreign AwardsUNTAC Medal (two deployments)