ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Justice (retd) Nasir-ul-Mulk chaired 26th meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) at Prime Minister’s House in Islamabad on Friday.
The meeting was attended by Lt. General (retd) Naeem Khalid Lodhi, Minister for Defence, Mr. Abdullah Hussain Haroon, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Shamshad Akhtar, Minister for Finance, Muhammad Azam Khan, Minister for Interior, Syed Ali Zafar, Minister for Law/Information, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Director General ISI Lt. General Naveed Mukhtar and senior civil and military officials.
The Minister for Finance Shamshad Akhtar gave a detailed presentation to the participants about the deliberations during meetings of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and International Co-operation Review Group held in Paris.
Details of the Action Plan and the way forward was also discussed. The Committee appreciated the efforts of the finance minister and her team at the forum.
The participants reiterated a firm commitment to fulfilment of obligations regarding combating money-laundering and terror financing.
The meeting reviewed the overall economic situation in the Country.
The minister for finance made a detailed presentation on state of economy.
