Naqvi will soon visit Sri Lanka, where he will deliver a special message from the Prime Minister to the Sri Lankan President
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi meets Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Lahore on July 6. Photo: Express
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday met Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who briefed him on the overall security situation in the country.
According to an official statement, the Interior Minister also gave a detailed briefing on law and order and security arrangements in Islamabad.
The Prime Minister directed the Interior Minister to effectively deal with security issues in the federal capital and other related matters.
During the meeting, it was also decided that Naqvi would soon visit Sri Lanka, where he would deliver a special message from the Prime Minister to the Sri Lankan President.
It is worth mentioning that Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had urged Pakistan to play their T20 World Cup clash against India during a conversation with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, recalling Pakistan’s past solidarity with Sri Lankan cricket in difficult times.
The government on Monday evening ordered the Pakistan national cricket team to take the field on February 15, with the decision taken to “protect the spirit of cricket”. Pakistan had earlier announced that it would boycott the World Cup match against India, in protest against Bangladesh’s exclusion from the sporting event.
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Meanwhile, in Islamabad, the Tehreek-e-Tahfuz-Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) sit-in protest outside Parliament over the deteriorating health of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan entered its second day, with leaders vowing to continue until he is shifted to Shifa International Hospital for emergency eye care.
In Parliament, Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, Mahmood Khan Achakzai and lawyer Gohar Ali Khan continued their sit-in which began after Friday prayers, while KP CM Sohail Afridi and other PTI leaders continued their separate protest at the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa House. Large police contingents remained deployed at both sites.
“Our sit-in is ongoing and will continue,” Senate opposition leader Nasir Abbas told reporters, adding that their water and food supplies had been cut off. “But we will not give up,” he said.
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Federal police sealed off the red zone again on Saturday, keeping only the Margalla road open. After conducting searches at the spot, vehicles were allowed to proceed towards Shahrah-e-Dastoor, while Parliament House and D-Chowk remained closed for all traffic. Prisoner vans and armored police vehicles were parked outside the two protest sites.
