PR No. 18 Islamabad: July 4th , 2018

Prime Minister Justice (R) Nasir-ul-Mulk was briefed today about the mandate and working of Ministry of Defence at Prime Minister’s Office. Minister for Defence Lt. Gen (R) Naeem Khalid Lodhi, Secretary to the Prime Minister Mr. Suhail Aamir, Secretary Defence Lt. Gen (R) Zamir-ul-Hasan Shah and senior government officials were present during the briefing. Secretary Defence Lt. Gen (R) Zamir-ul-Hasan Shah gave a detailed briefing on working of the Ministry. The Secretary also briefed the Prime Minister about deployment of the army personnel during forthcoming General Elections 2018. The Prime Minister appreciated the important role of the Ministry towards defence of the country. Regarding deployment of the army personnel during the electoral process, the Prime Minister recalled successful experience of past by-elections and expressed the hope that the assistance of army personnel would complement efforts to ensure smooth and peaceful conducting of the General Elections 2018.

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