ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader Syed Khursheed Shah on Wednesday demanded from the government to summon the military leadership to the National Assembly (NA) and give a briefing on the current security situation of the country.
“The government should summon heads of the all security and intelligence agencies in the Parliament asking them to brief the session about the steps taken by them to provide security to the people of Pakistan,” Shah said while speaking during the NA session.
Shah also asked for heads of intelligence and security agencies to be present for the briefing. His remarks come two days after the carnage in Quetta, which mauled the provincial capital’s judicial community.
During the session the opposition leader suggested to establish a parliamentary national security committee in order to monitor the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) and progress in Operation Zarb-e-Azb.
“A parliamentary committee must be formed to review the steps taken by the government and the security agencies for implementing the NAP,” Shah said.
“PPP’s government had twice summoned the military leadership in joint parliamentary in-camera sessions and had asked it to address the concerns of the parliamentarians regarding security issues,” Shah said.
Addressing the prime minister, who was present in the NA session, the opposition leader said, “Ministers like Nisar are enough to weaken his government.” The opposition parties later walked out from the session in protest against the criticism by the minister of interior.
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