Prime Minister’s assistant on Political and Public Affairs, Rana Sanaullah said a day before the high-level in-camera session on national security that the meeting would concentrate on strategizing ways to prevent Afghanistan from being used as a proxy, especially by India, against Pakistan.
Speaking on Geo News program “Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath,” the ruling PML-N leader observed that the session will not only concentrate on persuading Afghanistan to keep neutrality but also cover future course of action should Kabul reject Pakistan’s demand to deny militants space to operate on its territory.
Tuesday at 11 a.m., the in-camera uncommon session of parliament is set whereby military officials will brief the legislators on current security situation in the nation against the backdrop of recent fatal terror attacks.
In one of the recent terror events, scores of militants connected to the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) blew up a railway track and attacked Jaffar Express on Tuesday, transporting more than 440 people — who were taken hostages in the Mushqaf area of the Bolan district Balochistan.
Following a challenging clearance operation, the security personnel neutralised 33 assailants and saved the hostages passengers.
Apart from five operational casualties, the terrorists martyred 26 passengers—of which eighteen were security officers from the Pakistan Army and the Frontier Corps (FC), three were officials from Pakistan Railways and other departments, and five were civilians.
Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry informed the media following the end of the security forces’ operations that the terrorists were in touch with their handlers in Afghanistan.
Lt-Gen Chaudhry’s comments capture Islamabad’s position, which has time once more urged Kabul to stop terrorist groups from using its territory against Pakistan — something which has been supported by figures from a recent Global Terrorism Index 2025 report.
Sanaullah remarked on today’s broadcast that the temporary Afghan government gave the terrorists safe havens where they train, scheme, and execute assaults. “These terrorists get funds from India,” he remarked, pledging that in a few weeks and months their safe havens will be destroyed.
Regarding Afghanistan’s cooperation in combating terrorism, he stated that the military leadership is following a multi-dimensional approach and will seek advice from civil leadership on how to discourage Afghanistan from acting as a proxy or weapon in hands of India.
He stated, nevertheless, that the problem will be fixed one way or another, pointing out that Afghanistan’s non-compliance does not translate into a dead end. “We have several way-outs at hand,” he said.
Sanaullah responded to a query stating that General Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), and his team—including Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General (DG) Asim Malik and others will attend the conference and one of the team members will brief the legislators.
Moreover, the PM’s assistant pointed out that during the conference the military leadership would get comments from the civic leadership. “If anything emerges in the meeting that requires [PML-N President and three-time Prime Minister] Nawaz Sharif to play a role, he is completely ready to do so,” he said.
With both provinces making up 96% of terrorist attacks and deaths in Pakistan in 2024 according to a Global Terrorism Index 2025 research, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, both of which share borders with neighbouring Afghanistan, have suffered the most from the attacks.
PTI asks to see Imran Khan.
Separately, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has asked to meet with Imran Khan, the founder who is incarcerated, to discuss the high-level in-camera conference set for Tuesday, March 18.
In this context, PTI Chief Whip Amir Dogar met Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and insisted that a three-member parliamentary delegation should be let to meet PTI founder for instructions.
Dogar claimed in a statement that Sadiq and other ministers promised them of contacting authorities concerned and of planning meeting with party founder Imran Khan imprisoned in Adiala Prison. ” No successful policy can be chalked out without Imran’s support,” he said.
He mentioned that the imprisoned PTI founder supports a policy on terrorism and foreign affairs, which the PTI is seeking for. “Imran has always had a clean stance on terrorism, military operations, and foreign policy,” he said.
But Dogar warned, should the conference fail to be scheduled, the PTI will not abandon the field empty for the government.
Likewise, Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Omar Ayub submitted a letter to NA speaker requesting an Imran meeting.
