ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The country’s top civil and military leadership on Friday reaffirmed the resolve to root out the scourge of terrorism and extremism from the country.
It happened when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif presided over a high-level meeting in Islamabad on Friday to review the overall internal and external security situation of the country, according to press release issued by the PM’s Media Office.
Those who attended the meeting included the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif, Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Special Assistant to the PM Tariq Fatemi, Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt. General Rizwan Akhter and senior government officials.
The meeting reviewed progress on the ongoing military operation and noted with satisfaction that the operation has made significant gains.
The participants strongly condemned the blast that targeted government officials in Peshawar on Wednesday.
