Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Parvez Khattak and other civilian and military leaders are attending the meeting.
Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 26th February, 2019) Prime Minister Imran Khan has called an urgent meeting to review security situation in the country after an Indian airstrike early morning.
Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Parvez Khattak and other civilian and military leaders are attending the meeting.
The meeting will discuss Pakistan’s future course of action following the Indian aggression.
Foreign Minister Qureshi is briefing the meeting about the Indian aircrafts targeting camps in Kashmir.
The foreign minister is also discussing Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts on international level in view of the tense security situation.
Sources said that the military leadership informed the meeting about the armed forces preparedness in case of any untoward situation.
The prime minister was also given a briefing by air defence.
An Indian aircraft on Tuesday violated the Line of Control (LoC) separating the Indian and Pakistani controlled parts of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region but soon returned back to India after a response from the Pakistani Air Force.
Taking to Twitter, Spokesperson for the Pakistani Armed Forces Major General Asif Ghafoor said that the Indian aircraft had violated the LoC and crossed into the Pakistani territory but soon turned back after a response from the Pakistani Air Force.
"Indian Air Force violated Line of Control. Pakistan Air Force immediately scrambled. Indian aircrafts gone back," the spokesperson said on Twitter.
"Indian aircrafts intruded from Muzafarabad sector. Facing timely and effective response from Pakistan Air Force released payload in haste while escaping which fell near Balakot. No casualties or damage," the spokesperson said.
According to Ghafoor, the Indian aircraft released their payload near Balakot, located close to the LoC, but no damage or victims have been reported.
