Imran Khan pays 1st visit to army headquarters for security briefing
August 30, 2018 22:10
Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan today paid his first visit to the army headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi where he was given a detailed briefing on the security issues, threat spectrum and response.
Khan, the Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, won the July 25 general election amidst the perception that the Pakistan Army, a major player in Pakistan's politics, has thrown its weight behind his party.
The prime minister was accompanied by Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Foreign Affairs Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Asad Umar among others.
han was received by Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters, Army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor said.
"The PM and the ministers were given detailed briefings on security environment, threat spectrum and response," the Inter Services Public Relations - the media wing of the military - said in a statement.
Khan was also briefed on the army's campaign against terrorism, ongoing operation Radd-ul Fasaad, Karachi situation and Khushal Balochistan programme, it added.
-- PTI
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