COAS General Bajwa held important meeting with PM Shahbaz Sharif

COAS General Bajwa held important meeting with PM Shahbaz Sharif

*ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his office. *

“Professional matters pertaining to national security were discussed during the meeting,” a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said.

It is pertinent to note here that this first such meeting since Shehbaz Sharif took oath as Prime Minister of Pakistan.

COAS Qamar Bajwa couldn’t attend PM Shehbaz Sharif’s oath-taking ceremony due to health issues, DG ISPR had informed media in a presser link.

Earlier in the day, PM Shehbaz Sharif’s 37-member cabinet was sworn in.

Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani administered the oath to 31 federal ministers and three state ministers at President House in capital Islamabad.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, speaker of National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and other officials also attended the ceremony.