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President, Army Chief agree to keep NATO supplies block

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, Jan 21, IRNA -- Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kiyani, in a meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari, has proposed to keep NATO supplies blocked till the parliament takes a decision in this regard, a media report said on Saturday.

According to a report published in daily ‘The Nation’ the president and army chief met informally over tea at the President’s House after the award conferring ceremony of Naval Chief Admiral Asif Sandila yesterday.

Sources say they discussed the state of security relations with the US/NATO forces in the post Salalah checkpost attack scenario.

The president agreed with the army chief’s suggestion and both of them expressed their satisfaction over the way Parliamentary Committee for National Security (PCNS) was engaged in preparing policy recommendations.

Issues pertaining to economic and security conditions of the country and professional matters were also discussed during the informal meeting.

President Zardari said there were other critical issues, including economic cooperation, Pakistan would like to discuss with the United States after parliamentary review of Pak-US relations.

Earlier during the special investiture ceremony, President Zardari decorated Naval Chief Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila with Nishan-i-Imtiaz (military). The army chief, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shameem Wynne and Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman also attended the ceremony.

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