Govt, army brief parliamentary leaders on Indian aggression at in-camera session

Parliamentary leaders were briefed by the country’s top civil and military leadership on the situation on Pakistan’s eastern border at an in-camera session held in Parliament House on Wednesday evening.
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had today undertaken strikes across the LoC from Pakistani airspace and shot down two Indian aircraft in the ensuing action. The strikes were carried out a day after India violated the Line of Control (LoC).
Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, the director general (DG) of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) provided the military’s input to the meeting participants.Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was also in attendance, having accompanied NA Speaker Asad Qaiser and Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani to the meeting after the three separately discussed the national security situation. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi briefed the opposition on the government’s foreign policy strategy. The participants were also briefed about the decisions taken during the National Command Authority meeting earlier in the day.
“The forum unanimously expressed that they stand united against any aggression against Pakistan and will support the Govt and it’s institutions unconditionally,” said a statement issued by the National Assembly Secretariat after the meeting. The participants “also expressed hope that those who want peace and stability will prevail as war is not an option but a failure of policy”, the press release added.
Source: dawn.com