ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The National Security Committee (NSC) Wednesday voiced concern over the violations by India across the Line of Control (LoC) and human rights violations against the innocent people in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi at the PM Office in Islamabad reiterated that regional peace was directly linked to resolution of all outstanding issues including the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting reviewed both internal and external security situation and the foreign policy imperatives in regional and global context.
A statement released at the end of the meeting said the National Security Committee expressed “concern over frequent incidents of cross-border firing by Indian forces over the Line of Control and strongly condemned the grave violations of human rights inflicted upon innocent people of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir.”
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 Government of Afghanistan for removal of all irritants including repeated cross border fire and support network in Afghanistan for terrorist incidents in Pakistan.
The NSC unanimously expressed satisfaction over the gains of anti-terrorism operations particularly Radd-ul-Fasaad and Khyber-4 and resolved to continue with these operations till elimination of the last trace of terrorist elements.
The NSC lauded the zeal, fervor and unity demonstrated by the entire nation during the ongoing 70th Independence Day celebrations.
The meeting was attended by Minister for Defence Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan, Minister for Finance Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal, Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee 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, National Security Advisor Lt. General (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua, Director General ISI, Lt. General Naveed Mukhtar and senior civil and military officials.
