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NSC meeting on audio leaks postponed, PM to address press conference

The top national security body was set to meet on Wednesday
PM Shehbaz Sharif chairs NSC meeting. PHOTO FILE
PM Shehbaz Sharif chairs NSC meeting. PHOTO FILE

A meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed indefinitely.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to address a press conference Tuesday evening.

Shehbaz Sharif had called the NSC meeting a day after audio clips, purportedly recording of the conversations inside the Prime Minister’s House surfaced on social media. PTI’s Fawad Chaudhry claimed that at least 8 GB of data had been made available on the darknet.

The NSC is the highest national security body in Pakistan and the chiefs of armed forces, as well as the director-general of the ISI, are its members.

Some of the federal ministers are also part of the meeting.

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It was set to meet immediately after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

However, the NSC meeting has been postponed now, though the cabinet meeting will go ahead as planned.

Meanwhile, the prime minister has decided to hold a press conference Tuesday evening.

He will speak about financial issues faced by the country and his recent UN visit.