PM Imran, COAS Bajwa discuss security and regional situation

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt. General Naveed Mukhtar called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at the PM Office on Friday, ARY News reported.

It is pertinent to note here that earlier this month, the PM visited the headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and was briefed on matters related to national security.

The prime minister had lauded contributions of the ISI towards national security, especially in the ongoing counterterrorism effort, saying that “ISI is our first line of defence and stands out as best intelligence agency of the world”.

Prime Minister Khan had said the government and people of Pakistan firmly stood behind their armed forces and intelligence agencies and greatly acknowledged the unprecedented achievements of these institutions.

Later, the government through federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry also issued a statement about the visit, stating the army chief and the ISI head had given an eight-hour-long briefing to the prime minister and the cabinet members who accompanied him.

Mr Chaudhry said Mr Khan presided over the meeting in which he and his cabinet colleagues were briefed about the “internal and external challenges” being faced by the country.