Two days after the Supreme Court’s decision on elections in Punjab, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) to discuss the current political, economic, and security situation.
The meeting to be chaired by:
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the PM House will be attended by
- Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir
- Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC)
- Heads of armed forces, federal ministers for defense
- Finance
- Foreign affairs
- Information
- Other senior cabinet members.
According to the sources, the summit would cover the current political, economic, and security circumstances in the nation. Decisions will be made in accordance at the meeting.
The meeting is taking place at a time when the nation is dealing with severe economic and political crises as well as a potential clash between the judiciary and the executive branch as a result of the federal government’s refusal to accept the Supreme Court’s decision from a three-member bench led by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial ordering elections in Punjab to be held on May 14.
