PM Shahbaz Sharif meets Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa
April 19, 2022
Professional matters pertaining to national security were discussed during the meeting, says PM Office
- COAS meets PM for first time since premier took charge.
- Both discussmatters pertaining to national security.
- COAS did not attend PM's oath-taking due to illness.
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday — their first meeting after the premier was elected to the office.
"Professional matters pertaining to national security were discussed during the meeting," a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said.
The army chief, according to the Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikar, could not attend the oath-taking ceremony of the premier on April 11 as he was sick.
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