- The PM Shehbaz calls for the security meeting on the camera tomorrow.
- Military leadership to inform the security situation.
- Parliamentary leaders, the main ministers to attend the session.
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) remains undecided as for participation in the main national security meeting, because its leadership makes contradictory statements on the session on the camera scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday), after the fatal incident of Jaffar Express.
PTI central spokesperson Sheikh Waqas Akram said that the party would attend the meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC).
However, the president of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of PTI, Junaid Akbar, said that the party had not been informed of the meeting.
He also said that no decision could be made without consulting the party founder Imran Khan, because his approval was essential for such participation.
Akbar added that PTI was going to move forward on any questions, including the participation of the committee, only after having discussed it with its founder. He confirmed that the consultation concerning attendance at the security meeting would take place.
The President of the National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq summoned a camera meeting of the National Parliamentary Commission (PCN) in the midst of an increase in terrorist incidents, especially in Balutchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tomorrow.
According to a press release published by Prime Minister (PMO) on Sunday, the president of the NA planned the session on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The military management will provide a complete briefing to the parliamentary committee on the security situation in force, added the press release.
The session will be followed by parliamentary leaders of political parties in the National Assembly and in the Senate, as well as their designated representatives. The relevant members of the firm will also be present.
Meanwhile, the government also pointed out to call a conference in all parties on the issue of terrorism, with the help of Prime Minister Shehbaz, Rana Sanaullah, saying that the power alliance would ask the PTI to participate when such a meeting will take place.
The year’s crucial meeting was summoned a few days after a great terrorist attack on the passenger train in the Mushqaf region in the Bolan district in Balutchistan.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balutchistan, which both share borders with neighboring Afghanistan, have faced most of the terrorist attacks – the two provinces representing more than 96% of terrorist attacks and deaths in Pakistan in 2024 according to a global report on terrorism 2025.
Dozens of activists, affiliated with the Balutchistan Liberation Army (Bla), exploded a railroad and attacked Jaffar Express on Tuesday, transporting more than 440 passengers – who were taken hostage.
The security forces, after a complex clearance operation, neutralized 33 attackers and saved the passengers hostage.
In addition to five operational victims, up to 26 passengers were martyred by terrorists, 18 of whom were security staff belonging to the Pakistani army and the body front (FC), three were officials from the Pakistani railways and other departments, and five were civilians.
In addition, three FC staff members were martyred during the attack by activists targeting a stake of stakes before the train ambush.
The country has experienced a sharp increase in terrorist attacks since Taliban leaders returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.
In January 2025, the Terror attacked jumped 42% compared to the previous month, according to data published by Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), a reflection group.
According to the spokesperson for the National Assembly.
Entry to the National Assembly has been limited, unauthorized persons prohibited from accessing the premises. In addition, all entry cards, including those published in media staff, have been temporarily disabled.
Filming, videography and photography in parliamentary premises were also strictly prohibited during the session.
The spokesman stressed that the authorities are fully aware of the role and demands of the media, but have urged media staff and stakeholders concerned to cooperate, given the sensitivity of national security issues.
