PM to chair high-level meeting over Yemen crisis today
PM Nawaz Sharif will preside over a high-level meeting over Yemen crisis today (Thursday).
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will preside over a high-level meeting on the Yemen crisis today (Thursday). Khawaja Asif and Sartaj Aziz will brief the meeting on their recent tour of Saudi Arabia, reported Dunya News.
According to sources, chiefs of the services will also attend the meeting.
The sources added that the issue of Pakistan’s compliance to Saudi Arabia’s request for cooperation will also be discussed during the meeting in addition to issues of evacuation of Pakistanis from Yemen and sending Pakistan Army.
The issue of calling an All-Parties Conference (APC) is also expected to be deliberated upon during the meeting.
The PM is also expected to brief the meeting on his tour to Turkey.
According to sources, in the first phase of his tour, PM will meet Turkish leadership and will take them into confidence regarding Pakistan’s foreign policy, endeavoring to align the course of actions of both countries.
The sources added that Pakistan will try to take Muslim countries on board however it will try to solve the Yemen crisis by diplomacy.
The government sources said Pakistan’s role in Islamic world will bring positive results to the situation adding that the PM had cancelled his plans for upcoming 3 days.
