PM Nawaz chairs high-level meeting at Foreign Office

Dunya News

Sartaj Aziz is briefing the prime minister about important foreign affairs issues.

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - A high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif is in progress at the foreign office in Islamabad today (Friday).

Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz is briefing the prime minister about important foreign affairs issues.

The meeting is being attended amongst others by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and senior officials of the foreign office. 

Earlier, Foreign Office summoned the Acting Indian Deputy High Commissioner Raghuram and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire resulting in martyrdom of one civilian and injuries to four others yesterday.

He was told that deliberate targeting of civilians is indeed deplorable and contrary to human dignity and international human rights and humanitarian laws.

Pakistan also urged the Indian side to respect the ceasefire arrangement; investigate this and other incidents of ceasefire violations.