During his visit to the headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) on Thursday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was briefed on the military’s perspective on the country’s security paradigm and its input and concerns about the formation of a new security policy.
ISI Director General Lt General Zaheerul Islam Abbasi gave the marathon briefing which lasted for over five hours.
The premier was accompanied by his national security adviser, Sartaj Aziz, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan.
A source told Pakistan Today that the briefing covered the recent operations being conducted by the military against elements of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in parts of the Tribal Areas and achievements of the armed forces in this regard.
“The prime minister was also briefed on the recent developments regarding the Doha peace process between the Afghan Taliban and the US government and the US/NATO pullout plan from Afghanistan. He was also informed about the initial findings of the ISI about leakage of the Abbottabad Commission’s report,” the source said, adding that the prime minister was also informed about the military’s viewpoint about the US raid in Abbottabad and the Pakistan-US relations in wake of the incident.
He said Nawaz called for close coordination and information-sharing between various intelligence outfits, saying effective coordination was key to countering terrorists.
The source said the prime minister was also briefed on the peace process between India and Pakistan and the matter of awarding the most favoured nation status to India.
No official statement was issued about the marathon meeting aimed at briefing the prime minister on the recent developments taking place in the South Asia region.
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So, the boundaries have been communicated to Nawaz …
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"Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was briefed on the military's perspective on the country's security paradigm"
Does ISI really have a comprehensive national security doctrine? Pakistan's strategy of defence-offence, that is defend at first then launch offence is out-dated as Vajpayee threatened to walk out of the Indus Basin Treaty and to deny Pakistan's due share of water to run the country dry. If that happens, what exactly is Pakistan's military strategy? What kind of response have they in mind. NS should enquire.
Military needs to follow the policy of Government and not vice versa. The moot question should be whether the Government is alive to riparian rights and the Indian plan to deprive Pakistan of its legitimate waters and is there really urgency on the part of government to take up this issue with India rather entering into energy supplying/purchasing contracts with India.
True the Government should have to be "alive to riparian rights and the Indian plan to deprive Pakistan of its legitimate waters and is there really urgency on the part of government to take up this issue with India" but if diplomacy fails and India does actually stop Pakistan's share of water, what then will our response be? Who has thought about it? Diplomacy, complaining to the UN, invoking International Law, asking of US mediation might not be enough. Pakistan also needs to plan a military response in such an eventuality, if all else fails. Does the ISI have such a strategy?
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