Opposition announces boycott of today's national security committee meeting
Pakistan
Achakzai, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Allama Nasir Abbas and Akhtar Mengal will not attend the meeting
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Parties of opposition alliance including Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) and Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) have announced boycott of Parliamentary National Security Committee meeting scheduled to be held today (Tuesday).
Mahmood Khan Achakzai (PkMAP), Sahibzada Hamid Raza (SIC), Allama Nasir Abbas (MWM) and Sardar Akhtar Mengal (BNP-M) will not attend Parliamentary National Security Committee meeting.
On the other hand, the political committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has set condition of meeting with party founder, Imran Khan, for participation in the Parliamentary National Security Committee session.
In a statement, the PTI political committee stated that the party leadership should be allowed to meet incarcerated former prime minister. The PTI political committee has also allowed Chief minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur to participate in the National Security Committee meeting.
Earlier, opposition leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan had written a letter to NA speaker Ayaz Sadiq, demanding to play his role in arranging a meeting of the party leadership with Imran Khan.
Earlier, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq convened the in-camera meeting on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
A comprehensive briefing on the country’s security situation will be presented to the members. The military leadership will also brief the committee on the current security situation.
Parliamentary leaders from all political parties along with cabinet members attend the meeting.
Tight security arrangements have been made for the meeting. Law enforcement agencies have been placed on high alert to ensure foolproof security. Strict measures are in place inside and around the Parliament House.
