Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday held a one-on-one meeting with Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif to discuss key issues.
The duo met after a high-level meeting at the PM House, state media reported, adding that they discussed the security situation in the country.
“During the meeting, the premier, and COAS discussed and resolved unnecessary rifts that have been reported between civil and military leadership following controversial statements issued from both sides last month,” local media quoting sources said.
Earlier last month, Gen Raheel used a corps commanders’ meeting to call for ‘governance initiatives’ in order to complement efforts of the security forces in the fight against terrorism.
Civil and military authorities appeared to be at odds over the slow pace of the implementation of the new national plan introduced to effectively deal with the threat of terrorism and extremism.
Further, sources said that PM Nawaz likely shared with the COAS details about his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The army chief also discussed in detail with the premier his recent visit to the United States, sources added.
However, sources maintained that, “Military leadership has reservations over PM Nawaz’s stance on the ongoing Karachi operation as he fully stands with Pakistan People’s Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and the Sindh government, rather than giving a political go-ahead to law enforcement agencies to address Karachi’s law and order situation.”
