Summary In a meeting with PM Gen Kayani pledged his support for peace initiatives with Afghanistan.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif here on Tuesday and pledged his support for government’s peace initiatives with Afghanistan.
According to sources, during the meeting, security and other issues of national interest along with the situation in the region were discussed.
The sources said the Army Chief briefed the PM especially about Afghanistan’s situation with a view that his input might be included in national security policy.
The sources further added that the Army Chief apprised the Prime Minister of his views on the new national energy policy during the meeting.
Meanwhile, according to the leaked Proposed-Counter-Terrorism-Strategy-Document newly elected PML-N government in Pakistan wants to establish National Counter Terrorism Force (NCTF) and National Counter Insurgency Force (NCIF) with the powers of intelligence and law enforcement, a British based news website reported.
High-ups in Pakistan’s capital city Islamabad believe that army is on the same page about intelligence sharing and to tackle terrorism with the civilian leadership.
Current problems demand close and quick decisions with mutual understanding from political and military leadership but no mechanism is available to do so, the report said.
