Pakistan NSA briefs Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan NSA briefs Nawaz Sharif
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In the NAP meeting, the participants agreed that collective efforts at the national level were needed to consolidate the gains made so far in the fight against terrorism. It was agreed that there is a need to further improve collection, collation, analysis and use of intelligence input to defeat terrorism in the country, Dawn online reported.

​Islamabad : Pakistan's National Security Advisor Naseeer Khan Janjua on Tuesday briefed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other officials on the status of implementation of the National Action Plan for combating terrorism and the situation along the border with India. The provincial Chief Ministers and top government officials also attended the meetings, chaired by the Premier.

In the NAP meeting, the participants agreed that collective efforts at the national level were needed to consolidate the gains made so far in the fight against terrorism. It was agreed that there is a need to further improve collection, collation, analysis and use of intelligence input to defeat terrorism in the country, Dawn online reported.

Sharif claimed there had been a significant improvement in security in Pakistan. "We are fighting a war on terrorism and our fight against violent extremism as a national policy imperative," he said. According to media reports here, the focus of the meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) later was the situation along the Line of Control and Indian "atrocities" in Kashmir.

The meeting comes a day after political leaders during an 'All Parties Conference' resolved to raise the Kashmir issue at various international fora and said they stood united against Indian "aggression and violation of human rights" in Kashmir.Earlier on Monday, Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif appraised the Prime Minister of the situation along the border with India. General Sharif met the Premier to discuss progress on various aspects of the anti-terror plan, the report said.

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