ISLAMABAD: Participants of a high-level meeting chaired by President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday stressed the need to develop a national consensus and strengthen institutional coordination in the country, the Press Information Department (PID) said, as Islamabad undertakes efforts to conserve its fuel stocks and deal with economic challenges arising due to the Iran war.
The high-level meeting was chaired by Zardari at the president’s official residence. The meeting was held to review the evolving economic and energy situation amid global oil supply constraints and rising petroleum prices, the PID said.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir also attended the meeting, along with Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and senior federal ministers.
“The meeting underscored the importance of maintaining national consensus and strengthening institutional coordination in view of emerging regional challenges,” the PID said in a press release.
It said participants of the meeting agreed that economic management, energy planning, food security and “broader security considerations” must be closely aligned to meet the challenging situation.
