NSC meeting contemplates response to Trump's anti-Pakistan remarks
Pakistan's Ambassador to the States Aizaz Chaudhry flew in to attend the meeting.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi presided over a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) on Tuesday to deliberate over Pakistan’ stance after United States (US) president Donald Trump called to end aid.
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, defence minister, interior minister, foreign minister, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and top officials of intelligence agencies attended the meeting.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the States Aizaz Chaudhry arrived in Pakistan to attend the meeting called on emergency basis.
The meeting reviewed statement of Trump and derive a response strategy.
Pakistan’s top civil and armed forces leadership sat together today in the federal capital after Trump accused Pakistan of not doing enough in war on terror and seemingly wasting US aid for the past 15 years, fooling the US leaders.
US Ambassador David Hale was summoned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hours after Trump’s criticism tweet to appear before the officials on Tuesday and explain president s remarks.
Foreign minister Khawaja Asif had responded to Trump’s tweet by stating that Pakistan would respond to the allegations soon and difference between the facts and fiction would be let known.
