The military top brass will discuss various important matters today (Friday) with a focus on the Afghan reconciliation process and Pakistan’s role in this regard, as well as the Supreme Court’s orders to the Election Commission (EC) to verify the voters’ lists in Karachi with the help of the army.
The Corps Commanders’ meeting will be held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani in the chair.
According to an ISPR statement, the military commanders’ meeting would review the professional activities of the army. However, an official speaking on condition of anonymity said General Kayani would brief the army’s top brass about his recent visit to Brussels, where he and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar met senior NATO and US officials, including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
He said the meetings of General Kayani in Brussels were focused on Afghanistan, the US exit strategy, peace dialogue with the Taliban and the role that Pakistan could play for its success.
“All these matters discussed in Brussels would be deliberated upon at length during the Corps Commanders’ meeting,” he said. The official said General Kayani also visited Kabul last month to attend the Pakistan-US-Afghanistan tripartite commission and he would brief the military commanders on his trip to the neighbouring state. He said the military commanders were likely to discuss Supreme Court’s orders to the Election Commission of Pakistan to use the army’s assistance for verification of voters’ lists in Karachi.
The official said other important issues that would be discussed in the corps commanders’ meeting included the latest situation on country’s border with India as well as the military operations in the Tribal Areas. “Another important matter that could be taken up for discussions during the military brass meeting is that Supreme Court’s verdict in a case involving former army officials General (r) Mirza Aslam Beg and Lt General (r) Asad Durrani,” he said.
