Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif phoned Chief of Army Staff General (COAS) Raheel Sharif on Monday following Rawalpindi attack.
Sources said that PM Sharif and General Raheel discussed security situation in the country and expressed concern over a sudden rise in the incidents of terrorism.
The high-level contact was established also in the backdrop of a crucial meeting of the federal cabinet later today in which national security policy to deal with terrorism is likely to be finalised.
Speaking to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Monday expressed his grief over today’s bomb blast near the General Head Quarters (GHQ), adding that the government has decided to take difficult decisions in order to establish peace in the country.
During the telephonic conversation with the COAS, the prime minister said he shared the grief of the dead soldiers’ families and the efforts to exterminate terrorism would continue.
The premier also told the army chief that the cabinet members would gather and discuss the internal security situation of the country.
Nawaz added that a bill on the issue of national security would be discussed in the cabinet meeting and adopted soon.
Moreover, the premier and the army chief also discussed the offer of talks with militant organisation Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).