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Security meeting leaks: Ch Nisar to address press conference tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan will address a press conference on Sunday regarding the investigation into national security meeting leaks and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Nov 2 sit-in in Islamabad.

Sources said that the Interior Minister will also announce the term of reference of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) being constituted to investigate the national security meeting leaks.

On the other hand, there are chances the PIO Rao Tahseen would also be removed. He had already recorded his statement to the committee constituted under the Interior Minister to investigate the leak.

Earlier, the government took back the ministerial portfolio from Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervaiz Rashid.

Sources said that the portfolio was taken back from Rashid over the leaking of national security meeting to a newspaper reporter. They said that Pervez Rashid will be no more part of the cabinet till the completion of investigation into the security meeting leaks.

The sources further said that cases under Army Act will be registered against those responsible for the security meeting’s leaks.  Prime Minister’s Spokesman Musaddiq Malik confirmed that ministerial portfolio was taken back from Perveiz Rashid. He added that there Perveiz Rashid was found to be involved in the security meeting leaks in initial investigation.