Cabinet meets today to mull dialogue process with Taliban
- September 19, 2013, 7:39 pm
- National News
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ISLAMABAD, Sept 19 (Online): Suffering a serious blow to the dialogue process after the Upper Dir incident, the federal cabinet would meet today (Friday) with a heavy agenda.
The cabinet meeting, to be chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would discuss Karachi operation, law and order situation in country, dialogue process with Taliban, and absence of ministers from the national assembly.
According to sources the main agenda would be to review the policy of dialogue process with the Taliban after the Upper Dir incident in which Maj. Gen Sanaullah Niazi was martyred.
The dialogue process suffered a major set back due to the incident, which was admitted by Interior Minister Ch Nisar while speaking on the floor of the lower house.
Sources said Interior Minister would also brief the cabinet members on the Karachi operation and would also raise the issue of absence of ministers from the session.
It is expected that PM Nawaz Sharif would take the cabinet members into confidence regarding his trip to Turkey and his trip to US during which he would not only address the UNGA session but would also meet his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh among other world leaders.
