- PM Abbasi chairs National Security Committee to reviews internal, external situation
The National Security Committee (NSC) on Wednesday voiced concern over the violations by India across the Line of Control (LoC) and human rights violations against the innocent Kashmiri people in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK).
The meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi here at the PM Office reiterated that regional peace was directly linked to resolution of all outstanding issues including the core issue of Jammu Kashmir.
The meeting reviewed both internal and external security situation and the foreign policy imperatives in regional and global context. A statement released after the meeting said the committee expressed concerns over frequent incidents of firing by Indian forces over the Line of Control.
While reaffirming its continued commitment to pursue peace and stability in Afghanistan through an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process, the forum resolved to work at all levels with the people and the Afghan government for removal of all irritants including repeated cross-border fire and support network in Afghanistan for terrorist incidents in Pakistan.
The committee unanimously expressed satisfaction over the gains of anti-terrorism operations particularly Radd-ul-Fasaad and Khyber-IV and resolved to continue with these operations till elimination of the last trace of terrorist elements.
The meeting was attended by Minister for Defence Khurram Dastgir, Minister for Finance Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal, Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, National Security Adviser Nasser Khan Janjua, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, ISI Director General Lt General Naveed Mukhtar and senior civil and military officials.
