RAWALPINDI (HRNW) ā Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa attended a special briefing at National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Wednesday.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the meeting was attended by the Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister, the Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives & Focal person for National effort for COVID-19 Asad Umer, the Minister for Interior Brigadier (r) Ijaz Ahmed Shah, the Minister for Economic Affairs Muhammad Hammad Azhar, the Minister for Communications & Postal Services Murad Saeed, the Minister Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan, the Minister for National Food Security and Research Khusro Bakhtiar, and the Minister Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi.
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Finance & Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Security Moeed Yousaf, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Sania Nishtar, and senior military officials also attended the briefing.
The forum was briefed about latest situation on containment efforts and enforcement measures against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and troops deployment across the Country assisting the federal & provincial administrations in aid of civil power.
Speaking on the occasion, the COAS said that all necessary measures to ensure public safety are being taken, adding that we cannot afford to leave any segment of the society at the mercy of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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