Pakistan NSA Nasser Janjua resigns over differences with interim government

Pakistan National Security Advisor (NSA) Nasser Janjua on Wednesday resigned from the post, allegedly due to the differences with the caretaker government.

Nasirul Mulk, the caretaker Prime Minister of the poll-bound country has accepted the resignation of Janjua, according to the local media reports.

Though the exact reason for Janjua's sudden resignation was not known, sources in the government said that the NSA had differences with the caretaker government over 'unknown' issues.

It was widely reported that Pakistan military was pressurising the government for appointing new NSA in place of Janjua, who had replaced Sartaj Aziz on October 23, 2015.