Bilawal calls PPP CEC meeting to ponder over NSC decisions
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Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called a meeting of the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) at Bilawal House in Karachi tomorrow (May 19-Friday), reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday.
The PPP CEC meeting will take up the prevailing political situation in the country and the party’s future line of action.
The huddle will also ponder over the outcome of the meeting of the National Security Committee, which was held in Islamabad on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had chaired the high-powered NSC meeting at PM House on Tuesday, which was attended by senior cabinet ministers, three services chiefs, ISI director general and other relevant officials. While the civil and military leadership promised to bring to justice those behind the violent protests, they stressed the need for dialogue over confrontation to resolve the political differences.
A statement issued by the PM office after the NSC meeting read: “The meeting endorsed the decision to initiate trials against the perpetrators, conspirators, and facilitators under relevant laws including the Pakistan Army Act and the Official Secrets Act, to ensure justice.”
The meeting reiterated that the policy of ‘zero tolerance’ would be adopted by not tolerating violence and mischief in the country.
The meeting also announced May 9 as Black Day at the national level.
Reporter Aajiz Jamali