ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday affirmed that joint operations against presence of militants in various parts of the country should be enhanced to ensure that terrorism is effectively rooted out from North Waziristan as well as the rest of the country.

The premier was meeting with Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan at the Prime Minister House. The meeting comes days after ties between Nisar and the PML-N leadership normalised following a meeting between the interior minister and the prime minister himself.

Sources told Dawn that the meeting discussed issues pertaining to national and internal security as well as issues relating to the situation in North Waziristan and progress of the ongoing military operation.

The meeting noted with satisfaction that the civil and military leadership appeared to be on the same page on matters of national security.

Chief Minister Shahbaz updated the premier regarding the measures taken by the Punjab government for the effective facilitation of the internally displaced persons.

The meeting also discussed the prime minister's visit to Karachi and the decisions taken during his time in the country's financial capital.

Prime Minister Sharif yesterday had chaired a meeting over Karachi's law and security situation during his one-day visit to Karachi.

According to sources, the prime minister had reprimanded ministers over the worsening law and order situation in the city. The premier had also expressed displeasure over the way the affairs were being run by the Sindh government.