ISLAMABAD – The civil-military leadership has expressed its resolve to safeguard the sovereignty of the country at any cost, saying no compromise will be made on it.
It comes in a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) chaired by caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday amid tension with Iran over unprovoked violation of the country’s airspace.
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir, other services chiefs, Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani and intelligence officials attended the meeting.
The huddle was briefed about ongoing tension with neighbouring Iran and Pakistan’s retaliatory strikes to target terrorist hideouts inside Iran.
The participants of the meeting, according to reports, lauded Pakistan armed forces their effective response to Iranian aggression.
PM Kakar remarked that Pakistan is a peaceful country and believed in peaceful coexistence with neighbours.
The participants also agreed to continue intelligence-based operations to eradicate menace of terrorism.
In light of the tension with Iran, the premier has cut short his Davos visit.
The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Thursday confirmed that Pakistan conducted operations against terrorist hideouts in Iran’s Sistan-Balochistan province.
Additionally, the meeting will assess the country’s law and order situation, along with matters related to the upcoming general elections scheduled for Feb 8. Participants will receive briefings on the operation conducted against Baloch militants inside Iran.
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