ISLAMABAD – The top military leadership is giving a briefing to the lawmakers of the National Assembly and Senate on national security during the meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PNSC).
NA Speaker Asad Qaiser is chairing the in-camera meeting, which is being attended by federal cabinet members, leaders of opposition parties and military officials.
The meeting started at 11:30 am.
PML-N President and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, all four chief ministers and other parliamentary leaders are also among the attendees.
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and DG ISI are also attending the session.
Reports claimed that the lawmakers will be taken into confidence over an agreement between the government and the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), and ongoing talks with the TTP.
The top military officials will brief the political leadership about the developing situation in Afghanistan and the overall affairs of the national security.
Speaker Asad Qaiser summoned the PCNS meeting on Wednesday for a briefing by military officials on the current national security issues.
He hand sent invitations to more than 80 people including MNAs, senators, members of the federal cabinet, the four provincial chief ministers and the Azad Jammu and Kashmir prime minister.
This is the third PCNS meeting.
