Senior civil and military leadership on Friday agreed to allocate more resources to counter emerging security threats to the country and also expressed satisfaction over the progress of the anti-terror operation Zarb-e-Azb.
A high-level meeting to review the overall security situation of the country chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also discussed the ongoing operation in Karachi, situation in Afghanistan and security along the Pak-Afghan border, a statement released from Prime Minister House said.
The meeting was also attended by Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, Federal Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan, Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Lt. General Asim Saleem Bajwa and other senior officials.
The COAS briefed the meeting about his recent visit to Turkey where he held a series of meetings with Turkish civil and military leadership.
The participants of the meeting were unanimous that Pakistan’s stance on strategic issues would effectively be presented and discussed during Prime Minister Sharif’s upcoming visit to the United States and meetings with President Obama and other US officials.
