CJCSC Gen Shamshad calls on PM Shehbaz

CJCSC congratulates premier on assuming office

ISLAMABAD:

Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza on Thursday called upon newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, said a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office. 

The CJCSC congratulated the premier on assuming office and expressed good wishes.

The meeting between the two focused on professional and security issues, added the statement.

Since assuming office, high-level political delegations and military officials have been calling on the prime minister. A day earlier, the prime minister also had a meeting with Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Wednesday.

The army chief congratulated the premier on his newly assumed position and expressed good wishes. Important matters including national security were discussed in the meeting, said a statement by the PMO.

Issues concerning the operational affairs of the Pakistan Army and the defence situation were also discussed, added the statement.

In a similar set of meetings, the PM met a Zardari-led delegation of the PPP with party chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in attendance. The PMO said the former president assured PM Shehbaz on the PPP’s support for the new government and its efforts towards economic stability, development, and prosperity of the country.

On Sunday, PM Shehbaz won the prime minister’s election after clinching 201 votes against his PTI-backed opponent, Omar Ayub Khan.

Shahbaz took the oath of office on Monday at a simple but impressive ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, attended by the services chiefs, government functionaries and senior politicians from the ruling coalition parties and other dignities.