ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday met Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar at the Prime Minister House in the federal capital to discuss matters relating to national security.

According to official sources, internal security and fighting against terrorism came under discussion during the meeting.

The meeting took place ahead of PM Nawaz's visit to Nepal where he is expected to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit. He is also scheduled to meet other leaders on the sidelines of the summit.

This was the second meeting between the prime minister and the Lieutenant General after he took office as director general.

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DG Rizwan Akhtar was appointed as the new director general of the ISI earlier this month, and is a close ally of Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif. The new spy chief assumed office at a time when the country is faced with grave external and internal challenges.

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