ISLAMABAD: The National Security Committee (NSC) meeting is underwear in chair of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss the “ongoing situation” as the government ups the ante against the Supreme Court over the election verdict
The NSC is meeting at the PM House during which the country’s prevailing situation will be discussed and decisions will be taken regarding the course of action to be taken by the government.
The meeting is being attended by Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir, chairman joint chiefs of staff committee (CJCSC), heads of armed forces, federal ministers for defence, finance and information and senior military leadership.
The ruling coalition has firmly opposed the verdict which it believes is a minority verdict of 3-2 and should not be implemented.
The meeting comes a day after the National Assembly passed a resolution rejecting the three-member Supreme Court bench’s “minority” verdict on the Punjab elections and made it binding on PM Shehbaz and his cabinet not to implement the decision.
The resolution moved by Balochistan Awami Party lawmaker Khalid Magsi was approved by a majority of the lawmakers.
.
.
