KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman and
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has called a meeting of the
party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) at Bilawal House in Karachi on
Friday.
The PPP CEC meeting will take up the prevailing political situation in
the country and the party’s future line of action. The huddle will also
ponder over the outcome of the meeting of the National Security
Committee, which was held in Islamabad on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had chaired the high-powered NSC meeting
at PM House on Tuesday, which was attended by senior cabinet ministers,
three services chiefs, ISI director general and other relevant
officials. While the civil and military leadership promised to bring to
justice those behind the violent protests, they stressed the need for
dialogue over confrontation to resolve the political differences.
A statement issued by the PM office after the NSC meeting read: “The
meeting endorsed the decision to initiate trials against the
perpetrators, conspirators, and facilitators under relevant laws
including the Pakistan Army Act and the Official Secrets Act, to ensure
justice.”
The meeting reiterated that the policy of ‘zero tolerance’ would be
adopted by not tolerating violence and mischief in the country. The
meeting also announced May 9 as Black Day at the national level.
