Parliamentary Committee on National Security asks for suggestions from its members regarding Pak-US defense cooperation, which would be sent to prime minister.
The committee meeting has been summoned on 12th August for the
briefing over Pak-US defense cooperation; meanwhile Interior Minister
Rehman Malik would present his explanation before the committee
regarding his controversial statement about Raiwind Tableghi Markaz.
Secretary defense would inform the committee regarding the details
of bilateral military relations and recent US demands on war against
terrorism.
Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee Senator Mian Raza Rabbani
would chair the meeting held in parliament house on 12th August.
The committee is of the view that the cooperation with US should be
based on written form and there should be some limits for cooperation
with the US.
The foreign ministry would also present recommendations about struck
off written defense agreements with US, meanwhile the foreign office
had already presented their views regarding this issue to the committee.
Meanwhile the committee would review bills regarding the anti-terrorism act and the establishment of anti-terrorism authority.
The committee would also review that; weather the committee had
authority to give recommendations regarding the bills for law making.
The committee would inform prime minister with its recommendation to reconsider the defense cooperation with US. SANA
