ISLAMABAD: The National Security Committee Friday said peace and progress in the region was directly linked to resolution of all outstanding issues, including the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting of the committee, chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif here at the PM House, discussed matters pertaining to national security and foreign policy in the regional and global context.
The participants said Pakistan had acted as a frontline state in global counterterrorism efforts with unparalleled sacrifices and successes. “No other country in the world has done as much for global safety and security as Pakistan at a huge cost of both men and material,” a statement released after the meeting, said.
The meeting appreciated and acknowledged the sacrifices of security forces, law enforcement agencies and their national resolve in fighting terrorism.
The NSC pointed that Pakistan continues to work for peace and progress in Afghanistan through an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process with the help of both regional and global partners, and will continue to strive for return of normalcy in Afghanistan at the earliest.
The meeting was attended by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar, Adviser to PM on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zakaullah, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, National Security Advisor Lt Gen (r) Nasser Janjua and Director General ISI Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar.
Published in Daily Times, July 8th , 2017.
