ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday convened a high-level meeting to review internal and regional security situation, Sharif’s office said, amid nationwide protests over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Islamabad’s ongoing military operation against Afghan forces.
Protests erupted in several cities across Pakistan on Sunday after the killing of the Iranian supreme leader in US-Israeli joint strikes, with at least 16 people killed and dozens more injured in clashes with law enforcement agencies.
The unrest came amid Pakistan’s ongoing military operation against Afghan forces following a series of tit-for-tat strikes by the neighbors which began after Islamabad hit what it said were Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Daesh camps in Afghanistan on Feb 21-22.
During Sunday’s meeting, officials briefed PM Sharif and other participants about the country’s internal situation and security arrangements in place to thwart any untoward incident, according to Sharif’s office.
“Pakistan’s role and various measures to establish peace in the region were reviewed at the meeting,” Sharif’s office said. “The situation in Afghanistan was also reviewed in detail at the meeting.”
