ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday chaired a National Security Committee (NSC) meeting to discuss the country’s internal political situation and Indian aggression in Kashmir which left more than 20 Kashmiris dead.
During the meeting, the recent wave of Indian aggression that left over 20 Kashmiris dead and hundreds injured was strongly condemned, while PM Abbasi also briefed the dignitaries regarding his meeting with the Hurriyat leaders.
Moreover, matters concerning the country’s internal political and defence situation were also taken into consideration.
The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal and National Security Advisor Nasir Janjua attended the meeting.
On Monday, Indian troops martyred at least 20 people and injured more than 100 in cordon and search operations in Held Kashmir’s Islamabad and Shopian districts on Sunday, triggering a new round of anti-India protests and clashes, according to the Kashmir Media Service.
A total of 13 freedom fighters and three Indian soldiers died in several clashes south of Srinagar. Four civilians were also killed and dozens injured when police opened fire on thousands of demonstrators who poured onto the streets, throwing stones and chanting slogans against Indian occupation.