ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Asim Munir on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss the issues related to the security situation.
The meeting held on Wednesday was the first between the two since Shehbaz assumed the office for second term, said a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
The COAS felicitated Shehbaz Sharif and extended good wishes for him on assuming office of the Prime Minister. “Important matters including national security were discussed in the meeting,” according to the PMO.
They also discussed issues concerning the operational affairs of the Pakistan Army and the defence situation, added the PMO statement.
Later, the prime minister left for Peshawar where he is scheduled to hold an important meeting with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali.
During the visit, he will meet the rain and snowfall affected people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and distribute cheques among them.
On Tuesday, the PM met a Zardari-led delegation of the PPP with party chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in attendance. The PMO said the former president assured PM Shehbaz on the PPP’s support for the new government and its efforts towards economic stability, development, and prosperity of the country.
On Sunday, Shehbaz Sharif was elected as Pakistan’s 24th prime minister after securing 201 votes against his Sunni Ittehad Council’s (SIC) opponent Omar Ayub Khan who secured 92 votes.
He was jointly backed by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan, and Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP).
Shahbaz took the oath of office on Monday at a simple but impressive ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, attended by the services chiefs, government functionaries and senior politicians from the ruling coalition parties and other dignities.
In his maiden speech Pakistan’s Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif invited the opposition for ‘Charter of Recondcialtion’ to steer Pakistan out of crises.
