It was attended amongst others by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and the cabinet members

The President and the top leadership of the military have exchanged on matters pertaining to defence and mutual interest in their meetings.

The Inter-Services Public Relations says the outgoing Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa will hand over the baton of command to the newly appointed Army Chief General Asim Munir.

The development has taken place after President Alvi approved the appointment of General Asim Munir as new Chief of Army Staff and General Sahir Shamshad Mirza as new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.

The sources say that President Arif Alvi would sign the summary today.

The PM office said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will take a decision on the appointments as per the laid down procedure

The PPP chairman says Prime Minister Imran Khan used a “foreign conspiracy” to justify his “coup”.

Uzbekistan Deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umurzakov and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza discussed  in their meeting the matters of bilateral strategic interest with particular emphasis on evolving regional security situation particularly in Afghanistan and further strengthening of security and defence cooperation between both countries.

National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf has briefed the participants on the salient features of the NSP, and  highlighted that Pakistan is shifting to a Comprehensive National Security Framework whereby the ultimate purpose of national security is to ensure the safety, security and dignity of the citizen of Pakistan.

General Nadeem Raza expressed the confidence that they will develop meaningful and long term strategic relationship through enhanced cooperation.