*RAWALIPINDI – Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefed for 8 hours in theheadquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).*
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry informed that PM Khan was givenbriefing on the national security for eight hours.
Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Director-General ISILt General Naveed Mukhtar received the prime minister on arrival. Seniorcabinet ministers also accompanied the premier.
The prime minister was briefed in details on various strategic intelligenceand national security matters at the premier agency. He also laid a floralwreath at the martyrs monument.
PM Imran lauded contributions of ISI towards national security especiallyin the ongoing counter terrorism effort. “ISI is our first line of defenceand stands out as the best intelligence agency of the world,” said PM Khan.
He further said that government and people of Pakistan firmly stand behindthe armed forces and intelligence agencies, and greatly acknowledge theunprecedented achievements of these institutions.
On August 30, Prime Minister Khan had visited the General Headquarters(GHQ) along with several cabinet members to get briefing on securitymatters.
The prime minister was given detailed briefings on security environment,threat spectrum and response. They were also updated on army’s campaignsagainst terrorism, ongoing Radd-ul-Fasaad Operation, situation in Karachiand the Khushal Balochistan programme.
PM Imran appreciated the professional, operational readiness andcontributions and sacrifices of the Pakistan Army in the war againstterrorism.
He said that the nation is facing external and international threats whichthey will overcome with the support of the nation and a cohesive nationalapproach.
He assured that the government shall provide all resources required tomaintain capability and capacity of the army. He said that Pakistan isdestined to rise and stay positively relevant in the comity of nations.
General Bajwa thanked the PM for his visiting and posing in the army. Heassured that the army shall continue to deliver on the nation’sexpectations of defending the motherland at all costs.
Similarly on September 3, Chief of General Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwahad called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at the PM secretariat and discusseda range of issues including matters related to security, Defence Day,US-Pakistan relations, and internal and external security situation.