ISLAMABAD : (June 22, 2022) A.meeting of parliamentary committee on National Security with prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif , in the chair was held at Parliament House here on Wednesday..A statement issued from the PM’s Office after the meeting said the institutions overseeing the national security briefed the participants on the overall security situation of the country.
The meeting, according to the statement, was informed that Pakistan played a responsible and positive role for peace in Afghanistan.
“The meeting was told that Pakistan will continue its constructive role for peace and stability in Afghanistan. It also hoped that Afghanistan’s soil would not be used against Pakistan,” the statement said.
The institutions told the meeting that Islamabad has fought terrorism to bring back peace to the country, which was also appreciated by the international community.
The meeting was also apprised in detail about the negotiations with the TTP. It was given a briefing on the timeline of the talks — from the day they began and what has transpired till now.
The statement added that the meeting was told that the Afghan government is playing a mediator’s role in the talks with TTP and the negotiations are underway with a delegation that has members from the civil and military leadership.
“The talks are in line with the Constitution of Pakistan and the final decision will be made under the constitution and approval from the parliament,” the statement said.
The political leadership, according to the statement, expressed satisfaction over the strategy to deal with the situation.
Earlier , Interior minister , Rana Sanaullah and Information minister , Maryam Aurangzeb, held a press conference here to brief the media person about the outcome of parliamentary committee on the national security committee (NSC).
Interior minister, Rana Sanaullah, said the security apparatus briefed the parliamentary committee on progress made so for on the talks held in Kabul with outlawed Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The minister said the Afghan government was playing a role of the facilitator in the talks . Pakistan and
TTP had announced cease fire last month and agreed to sort out their differences through parleys . These parleys were held in Kabul, Afghanistan .
Pakistani top military officials and a team of elected representative hailing from tribal areas and close relatives of TTP leaders had presented Pakistan's case during the talks . Pakistani team and TTP negotiators had had two rounds of talks so for.
Pakistan has expressed confidence that the talks with TPP will be fruitful and it will bring peace in tribal areas in Pakistan .
Rana Sanaullah told a questioner that former Punjab chief minister could also benefit from amended National Accountability Bureau (NAB) laws as he will not face 90 days in custody during trial of the corruption case he and his brothers were facing right now . Rana Sanaullah also sharply reacted to a question where in his attention was brought towards Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) chairman , Imran Khan , had used word shameless for the government for introducing amendments in NAB law. Rana Sanaullah said Imran khan should be ashamed of for what he did with the political opponents in his three and half years rule .
