WTP Report
ISLAMABAD:Amid strained ties between Pakistan and Iran, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar, who is returning to Pakistan tonight, will convene a meeting of the National Security Council on Friday (tomorrow).
According to sources, the NSC will meet at 2:45 PM, with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee, army chief, naval chief, and chief of the Pakistan Air Force in attendance.
Sources said the NSC will discuss the prevailing post-attack situation as Pakistan retaliated against the unprovoked violation of its airspace by Iran and targeted militant hideouts in the neighbouring country.
In the backdrop of the tense situation prevailing between Pakistan and Iran, PM Kakar has cut short his Davos visit and will be returning home tonight (Thursday).
The caretaker prime minister had to reach Pakistan on Jan 22 after concluding a visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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The Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday that Pakistan had targeted terrorist hideouts in Iran’s Sistan-Balochistan province early in the morning.
Sources further said that officials from the Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs will also attend the NSC meeting, which will review the future Pak-Iran relations.
The meeting will also review the law and order situation in the country, besides affairs relating to the conduct of the general elections slated for Feb 8. The participants will also be briefed about the operation carried out against Baloch militants inside Iran.
