ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday chaired a meeting attended by top military brass and the heads of intelligence agencies to discuss the matters pertaining to Pakistan’s security, his office said.
National security issues were considered in the meeting, while the heads of security institutions briefed the prime minister on the security as well as the overall situation.
The meeting was attended by Army Chief Gen. Asim Munir, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt. Gen. Nadeem Anjum, among other officials. The prime minister expressed satisfaction with the performance of the military institutions.
Sharif also consulted cabinet ministers and senior leaders from his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party on the court proceedings pertaining to the bill on the powers of the chief justice as well as the elections in Punjab.
According to Express News, Sharif chaired a meeting with party leaders, during which Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar briefed the participants on the constitutional issues.
“A detailed consultation was held on the overall political situation of the country,” according to the report. “The court proceedings were also reviewed in detail in the meeting,” it added.
“The meeting agreed to continue using the forum of parliament effectively. The participants reiterated their commitment not to allow anyone to interfere in the affairs of parliament,” the report added.
Separately, a delegation, led by Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Anwarul Haq met the prime minister. During the meeting, Shehbaz assured Haq of resolving the region’s problems regarding the development funds as soon as possible.
“Pakistan stands with the people of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir in their struggle for freedom and the government of Pakistan will continue to provide moral, political and diplomatic support for their right to self-determination.”
Shehbaz said that India’s move of stripping Kashmir of its special status on August 5, 2019 was an illegal action and a violation of human rights. He urged the international community, including the United Nations, to take notice of it.
The delegation comprised AJK ministers Waqar Noor, Faisal Rathore, AJK lawmaker Latif Akbar, PML-N AJK President Shah Ghulam Qadir, AJK Peoples Party President Chaudhry Yasin and former AJK prime minister Raja Farooq Haider.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Adviser to Prime Minister on Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Affairs Qamar Zaman Kaira were also present during the meeting.
