ISLAMABAD: National Assembly standing committee for defense is all
set to visit GHQ on Tuesday, to attend comprehensive briefing over
matters concerning National security.
Reliable sources inform
that committee members led by chairperson Azra Afzal Pacheco would be
given a comprehensive briefing over issues pertaining to Nationwide
operations/steps against terrorism, and “ post-NATO/ISAF transition
scenario” military strategy of Pakistan.
The committee’s visit,
scheduled for an earlier 13th Oct, was postponed and rescheduled for
18th Oct due to committee’s chairperson’s other important obligations.
It
is pertinent to observe that earlier, COAS General Ashfaq Pervez
Kayani had extended an invitation to N.A, Senate defense committees, and
Parliament Committee for National security to GHQ for a detailed
briefing over National security matters.
However the chairman of
Parliamentary committee for National security, senator Raza Rabbani had
refused to be briefed at GHQ, stressing that GHQ personnel should
rather visit Parliament for any briefings. Online
