ISLAMABAD:A high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif expressed the view that the dialogue process with the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) could not be prolonged indefinitely as the government wanted result-oriented talks with the Taliban.
The prime minister also said, “the role of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in national security and defence is highly commendable.”The meeting held at the PM House was attended by Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif, DG ISI Lt General Zaheerul Islam, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on National Security Tariq Fatmi. The civil and military leadership took stock of the overall national security situation in the country.
The prime minister expressed his displeasure over the recent terrorist attacks and decided to take affective action against those involved in such incidents.The meeting also reviewed the overall internal and external security situation and the ongoing dialogue process with the proscribed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan to bring peace. The participants of the meeting reiterated their determination to deal with the menace of terrorism.
The prime minister said that all the institutions would continue to work in synergy for the protection of the life and property of the masses. He appreciated the role of the security institutions, particularly the ISI, in ensuring security and peace in the country.
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan apprised the meeting of the talks with the Taliban and said the Taliban committee had been asked to set a clear direction for result-oriented dialogue as the dialogue process could not be prolonged indefinitly. He said it was time to make the ongoing dialogue process productive.
The meeting further emphasised that all-encompassing talks would be conducted with the Taliban Shura and it was high time that the dialogue process achieved tangible results. The interior minister said that the Taliban committee had also been asked to discuss the whole agenda of the Taliban Shura.
There was consensus among all the participants that the dialogue process with the Taliban should have a concise agenda and dialogue should take place under well defined parameters. Serious apprehensions were expressed over the recent terrorism incidents and the commitment to take effective action against the perpetrators behind such incidents was reiterated.
The DG ISI briefed the prime minister on the measures taken after the recent terrorist attacks and about the overall security situation of the country. The DG ISI assured the meeting that those involved in the recent terrorism incidents would be brought to justice and their identity revealed to the people of Pakistan.
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