Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif today met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ahead of his UN General Assembly address scheduled for September 21.
Nawaz Sharif’s meeting with General Rahell Sharif ahead of his UN visit becomes significant as he is expected to rake up ‘ Kashmir’ issue during his UNGA speech.
Earlier in the day, Nawaz Sharif had assured Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) based Hurriyat leaders that he would “emphatically highlight” the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly next week.
During the meeting with Raheel, the prime minister expressed the resolve to continue the war against terrorism and militancy till the elimination of last terrorist.
“Vowing to continue the war against militancy and terrorism (till elimination of the last terrorist), the prime minister expressed his satisfaction over the security situation in the country,” PM House said in a statement after Raheel called on Sharif.
The premier and the army chief discussed internal and regional security, it said.
(With PTI inputs)
