PM Shehbaz Sharif chairs NSC meeting after new wave of terrorism
PM Shehbaz Sharif has the NSC meeting after the new wave of terrorist attacks in the country where crucial decisions are expected to be made today.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting after the new wave of terrorist attacks in the country where crucial decisions regarding security and foreign affairs are expected to be made today.
Senior civilian and military leaders were attending the NSC meeting. The military officials will brief the NSC on the overall security situation in the country.
The decision to convene the meeting of the NSC was taken in a meeting between PM Shehbaz and Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir on Thursday.
The meeting between the two took place a day after the corps commanders’ conference at the General Headquarters where the surge in terrorism incidents dominated the agenda.
Corps Commanders’ Conference
On December 28, Corps Commanders’ Conference expressed resolve to fight against terrorists without any distinction and as per the aspirations of people of the Pakistan.
The resolve was expressed during the two-day 254th Corps Commanders’ Conference, which concluded at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on Wednesday with Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir in the chair.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the forum undertook a comprehensive review of professional and organisational matters of the Pakistan Army.
Security alerts by foreign embassies
After a series of terrorist attacks including suicide, IED and grenade blasts in different parts of the country, the embassies of foreign countries issued ‘security alerts’ for their citizens in Pakistan.
A new wave of terrorism hit different parts of Pakistan including Balochistan province and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) areas bordering Afghanistan, increasing security threats to local and foreign citizens.
Islamabad police put security at high alert following the suicide blast in the I-10 area.
The United States (US) Embassy in Islamabad issued a security alert on December 23 after a suicide explosion in the federal capital’s I-10 area in which one policeman was martyred and others sustained wounds.
In another security alert issued on December 25, the embassy stated, “U.S. government staff prohibited from visiting Islamabad’s Marriott Hotel due to possible attack.”
On Monday, Saudi Arabia and Australia advised Pakistan citizens to be cautious and limit their movement amid rising terror threats.
