- PM Shehbaz rings in the camera security meeting tomorrow.
- Military management to map the security situation.
- Parliamentary leaders, key ministers to participate in session.
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) remains undeclared to attend the most important national security meeting as its leadership provides conflicting statements about the session in the camera scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday), after the deadly Jaffar Express event.
PTI’s central spokesman Sheikh Waqas Akram said the party would attend the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting.
However, Ptis Khyber Pakhtunkhwa president, Junaid Akbar, claimed that the party had not been informed of the meeting.
He also claimed that no decision could be made without consulting the party’s founder, Imran Khan, as his approval was important for any such participation.
Akbar added that PTI would move forward in any question, including the committee’s participation, only after discussing it with his founder. He confirmed that consultation regarding participation at the security meeting would take place.
The National Assembly’s speeches Ayaz Sadiq has called for a meeting of the camera in the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNs) tomorrow in the midst of the rise in terrorist incidents, especially in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Sunday, the NA speaker planned the session on Tuesday at. 13:30 after the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The military leadership will provide extensive briefing to the parliamentary committee for the prevailing security situation, the declaration added.
The session participates in parliamentary leaders of political parties in the National Assembly and the Senate together with their nominated representatives. Relevant cabinet members will also be present.
Meanwhile, the government has also signaled to call an All-Parties conference on the issue of Terrorism, with Prime Minister Shehbaz’s help, Rana Sanaullah and said the ruling alliance would ask PTI to attend when such a meeting takes place.
The decisive NA meeting has been convened days after a major terrorist attack on passenger trains in the Mushqaf area of the Bolan district of Balochistan.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, both of which share borders with neighboring Afghanistan, have been exposed to brown by the terrorist attacks – with both provinces that account for over 96% of terrorist attacks and deaths in Pakistan in 2024 per year. Global Terrorism Index 2025 Report.
Dozens of militants, affiliated with the Balochistan Liberation Army (Bla), blasted a railroad track and attacked Jaffar Express on Tuesday with more than 440 passengers – which were taken hostage.
The security forces neutralized after a complex approval operation 33 attackers and saved the hostages.
Apart from five operational losses, as many as 26 passengers were martyrated by the terrorists, 18 of whom were security staff belonging to the Pakistani Army and Frontier Corps (FC), three officials from Pakistan Railways and other departments, and five were civilians.
Three FC staff were also martyrated in the military attacks aimed at a stack before the train bak team.
The country has witnessed a sharp increase in terrorist attacks since the Taliban -Heres returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.
In January 2025, the terror increased by 42% compared to the previous month, according to data released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), a think tank.
Strict security measures have been introduced to the National Security Committee in the camera in the National Security Committee.
The entrance to the National Assembly has been limited with unauthorized persons who are prohibited from accessing the premises. In addition, all input cards, including those issued to media staff, are temporarily disabled.
Filming, video and photography in the parliamentary rooms are also strictly prohibited during the session.
The spokesman emphasized that the authorities are fully aware of the role and demands of the media, but called on media staff and relevant stakeholders to cooperate considering the sensitivity of the national security issues.