Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif discussed the Punjab operation at the PM House on Monday.
After the Easter carnage in Lahore, this is the first interaction between the premier and the army chief.
Following the Lahore attack, Gen Raheel Sharif ordered a Punjab-wide operation against suspected militants and their facilitators. However, a day after the army chief’s orders, PM Nawaz and his cabinet agreed not to requisition the paramilitary Rangers for any operation in Punjab with special policing powers. The source went on to add that the premier was still adamant about his stance.
Matters pertaining to national and internal security of the country also came under discussion, according to a statement issued by the PM House.
