National Security Council (Pakistan) the office in "Aiwan-e-Sadr", and appoint civil bureaucrat Tariq Aziz as the first National Security Advisor. According to PILDT, since its reestablishment, Musharraf conveyed very few national security meetings, and most meetings were conducted to discuss political situations only. He resigned from the post of NSC secretariat when Musharraf resigned from presidency on 18 August 2008. He was succeeded by Mahmud Ali Durrani as the second National Security Advisor, directly reporting to the Prime minister Secretariat. Durrani was notably deposed by the Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani in January 2009 for "not consulting the Prime Minister while giving statements on
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan The duties of the Principal Secretary includes, but are not limited to; dealing with official paperwork in the Prime Minister's Office, placing before the Prime Minister critical files of importance for approval, coordinating activities in the Prime Minister's Office, and preparing notes on issues to be discussed by the PM with senior politicians, bureaucrats and other dignitaries. Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan The Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan (also referred to as PSPM) is the administrative head and highest-ranking official of the Prime Minister's Office. The position holder is usually an officer belonging to