High-level meeting reviews Pakistan’s security situation amid regional, internal developments
ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting to review the regional and internal security situation of Pakistan was held in Islamabad on Sunday with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair.
The meeting took a detailed review of the prevailing regional environment and overall security dynamics in the region, the PM Office Media Wing said in a handout.
Pakistan’s role and various measures for the promotion of peace and stability in the region were also discussed.
During the meeting, the situation in Afghanistan also came under consideration with detail.
Participants were also briefed on the country’s internal security situation and the arrangements in place to ensure law and order.
On the prime minister’s directives, the meeting reviewed measures for the evacuation of Pakistani nationals from Iran. The Foreign Office gave a detailed briefing on efforts being undertaken to ensure their safe return.
It was informed that evacuation is being facilitated through Azerbaijan.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, federal ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Mohsin Naqvi, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Ahad Khan Cheema, Attaullah Tarar, Ali Pervaiz Malik, Special Assistant to PM Tariq Fatemi, and senior civil and military officials.
The development comes as Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack that extended into a second day on Sunday, as the two powers seek to topple the Islamic republic, AFP reported.
Iranian state television confirmed Khamenei’s death early Sunday, hours after US President Donald Trump declared that Khamenei died in the conflict that had defined his rule of Iran, and a senior Israeli official told Reuters his body had been found following US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran. Staff Report
