The meeting has been called by PM Shehbaz in the aftermath of surge in terror incidents
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday vowed to uproot scourge of terrorism from Pakistan saying "peace, order and security will be ensured in the country." The premier was speaking to the participants of an in-camera meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security here at Parliament House .
Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir and Inter-Services Intelligence Director General Asim Malik have also attended the meeting. The prime minister said that there’s no place of terrorism on the soil of Pakistan. “We cannot forget the sacrifices of our martyrs. We are determined to completely cleanse the country of terrorism. We will ensure peace, order and security in the country.”Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir and Inter-Services Intelligence Director General Asim Malik on Tuesday reached Parliament House to attend the meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security. The meeting is being held under the chairmanship of National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif also reached parliament to attend the meeting. The governor and chief minister of Balochistan, KP governor and IGs of all four provinces also reached Parliament House. All 38 members of the federal cabinet are also participating in the meeting. Headed by Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, 16 members of the PPP, two members of the PML-Q, Abdul Aleem Khan of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party and Senator Jan Muhammad of the National Party, Ijaz-ul-Haq of the PML-N are also participating in the meeting. Speaker Ayaz Sadiq delivered the opening remarks and welcomed the participants. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will address the participants. After the speeches, there will also be a question and answer session. The military leadership and heads of intelligence agencies will answer questions in the meeting. An in-camera meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security is being held at Parliament House. National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has convened the meeting on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the aftermath of surge in terror incidents, especially Jaffar Express tragedy. A comprehensive briefing on the country’s security situation will be given to the committee members. Security arrangements have been made at the Parliament House and nearby areas for the all-important meeting, which is expected to come up with concrete plan of action to fight against terrorism.Parties of opposition alliance including Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party , Sunni Ittehad Council , Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen and Balochistan National Party-Mengal have announced boycott of the meeting. Mahmood Khan Achakzai , Sahibzada Hamid Raza , Allama Nasir Abbas and Sardar Akhtar Mengal will not attend the meeting in protest against differences with the government. On the other hand, the political committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf set condition of allowing meeting with party founder Imran Khan for participation in the security session. In a statement, the PTI political committee stated that the party leadership should be allowed to meet the incarcerated leader. The PTI political committee, however, also allowed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur to participate in the national security meeting. Earlier, Opposition leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan had written a letter to NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, demanding that he should play his role in arranging a meeting between party leaders with Imran Khan. Sources said PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar and several other leaders were in favour of attending the session whereas Junaid Akbar called for consultation with the PTI founder.They are Barrister Gohar, Asad Qaiser, Zartaj Gul, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Amir Dogar, Sanaullah Mastikhel, Ali Muhammad Khan, Senators Ali Zafar, Humayun Muhammad and Aon Abbas Buppi.PTI refuses to attend Parliamentary NSC meetingPTI hints at attending APC against terrorism, PTI chairman Barrister Gohar
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