RAWALPINDI: The army top brass was meeting on Friday under the leadership of Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif at General Headquarter Rawalpindi, DawnNews reported.

The meeting was discussing the country’s security situation as well as the armed forces’ occupational affairs.

During the meeting, the corps commanders expressed satisfaction relating to the army’s operational preparedness.

According to sources privy to the meeting, important decisions relating to national security issues were also expected to be taken today.

Gen Sharif also apprised the commanders on the discussions held in his meeting with US central command chief Gen Lloyd Austin.

The meeting, which is commonly known as Corps Commanders’ Conference, is a routine monthly affair at the GHQ where the commanders get together to discuss “professional matters and issues that are impacting national security”.

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