ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday convened a high-level security meeting today to review the escalating situation along Pakistan’s western border, where the Afghan Taliban regime has launched a series of aggressive actions.
As per details, a private news outlet reported quoting sources, the meeting will be held tomorrow at the Prime Minister’s House and will be attended by the chief ministers of all four provinces, along with the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.
The agenda includes a detailed briefing on the Pak-Afghan war, cross-border hostilities, and the overall national security environment. Officials will deliberate on Pakistan’s response strategy following repeated provocations by the Afghan side and the deteriorating situation along the border.
The session is also expected to review the repatriation plan for Afghan refugees residing across the country a move being linked to the evolving dynamics of the Pakistan and Afghanistan war and rising internal security concerns.
Sources said that key decisions are likely to be made regarding national security, border management, and diplomatic measures in light of the Pak-Afghan war, which has entered a sensitive phase after repeated acts of aggression by the Afghan Taliban regime.
The meeting will focus on safeguarding Pakistan’s territorial integrity and ensuring a unified national approach to end hostilities and restore peace along the border, amid growing concerns over the regional fallout of the Pak-Afghan war.
Earlier, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif said that Pakistani Army, under the leadership of Field Marshal Asim Munir, gave a befitting response to aggression by the Afghan Taliban.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif strongly reacted to the recent border attacks in Afghanistan, saying that Pakistan hosted millions of Afghan refugees for decades, but now terrorists are attacking Pakistan from there.
He said that terrorists have been given free rein in Afghanistan, in whose attacks security forces and civilians are being martyred.
The Prime Minister said that “our brothers and sisters are living in Afghanistan, but now the measure of patience has been exhausted.” According to him, Pakistan has always desired peace, but recent events have made the situation serious.
Shehbaz Sharif said that a temporary ceasefire has been agreed upon for 48 hours at the request of the Afghan government to keep the path of talks open.
He said that the Afghan request was made when the Kabul leadership was present in India.
