Islamabad
\nThe government has invited parliamentarians to an in-camera briefing on the regional situation scheduled for Wednesday, according to Law Minister Azan Nazeer Tarar.
\nSpeaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, the minister said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had invited parliamentary leaders and party heads to \u201csit down and develop a course of action so we can move forward\u201d.
\n\u201cThere are sensitivities we have to take into account and things that you cannot discuss openly, considering the tension in the region and our relations with brotherly Muslim countries,\u201d the minister said.
\nHe said that while Pakistan shared friendly relations with Iran, \u201cwe also have long-standing relations with other countries\u201d.
\n\u201cIn particular, Saudi Arabia, with whom we are in a defence agreement,\u201d the minister said.
\n\u201cI am requesting both sides of the aisle that this is a sensitive situation and we must sit together for Pakistan and for the security of the wider region,\u201d he said.
\nHe further said that Prime Minister\u2019s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah was giving \u201cperson-to-person invitations\u201d. He further said that the briefing would be in-camera and would be scheduled for 11:30am.
\n\u201cThe future strategy; what you suggest and what you decide, will be taken into account,\u201d he said.
\nEarlier in the day, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar had also spoken about the in-camera briefing while addressing the Senate.
\n\u201cWe have planned that the parliamentary leaders of both houses, including the honourable leaders of the opposition in the Senate and in the National Assembly, will meet at 11:30am tomorrow for a detailed briefing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad The government has invited parliamentarians to an in-camera briefing on the regional situation scheduled for Wednesday, according to Law Minister Azan Nazeer Tarar. Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, the minister said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had invited parliamentary leaders and party heads to \u201csit down and develop a course of action so […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-534608","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n