PM Shehbaz Sharif summons NSC meeting today

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned National Security Council (NSC) meeting to be held today (Friday).

According to sources, the meeting will be held today at the Prime Minister Office and 2:00pm. The members of the meeting will discuss the security situation in the country.

Sources said that security agencies will brief Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif during the meeting. Top civil and military leadership including federal ministers, and services chiefs will attend the meeting.

On Thursday, PM Shehbaz Sharif visited North Waziristan where he was given a detailed briefing on the prevalent security situation.

PM Shehbaz Sharif was received by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on arrival at Miranshah, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

The premier had laid a floral wreath at the Shuhada monument and offered Fateha for valiant sons of the soil who rendered supreme sacrifices while defending the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Pakistan.

Later,  PM Sharif was given a detailed briefing on the prevalent security situation with a special focus on terrorists’ activities from across the border. He was also briefed on the western border management system including the status of border fencing.

The prime minister had paid rich tributes to the officers and men of the Pakistan Army for their success in breaking the back of terrorism.

He had said it was not too long ago that terrorists had been indiscriminately targeting innocent men, women, children,  educational institutions, and state infrastructure across the country. “Thanks to the valiant efforts of our armed forces, fully supported by the nation, we have been successful in defeating and degrading all types of terrorist organizations and dismantling their infrastructure. ”