PM Shehbaz, President Zardari review political, economic and security situation

Published February 12, 2026
Islamabad: February 12, 2026: President Asif Ali Zardari in a meeting with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at Aiwan-e-Sadr; the Prime Minister was accompanied by key cabinet ministers Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Ahad Khan Cheema, Dr. Syed Touqeer Hussain Shah, and Rana Sanaullah; while the President was assisted by Sherry Rehman, Raja Pervez Ashraf and Dr. Asim Hussain.
Islamabad: February 12, 2026: President Asif Ali Zardari in a meeting with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at Aiwan-e-Sadr; the Prime Minister was accompanied by key cabinet ministers Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Ahad Khan Cheema, Dr. Syed Touqeer Hussain Shah, and Rana Sanaullah; while the President was assisted by Sherry Rehman, Raja Pervez Ashraf and Dr. Asim Hussain.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari met on Thursday and reviewed Pakistan’s political, economic and security landscapes.

According to a press release issued by the President’s Secretariat, the meeting took place at Aiwan-i-Sadr, where the pair also reviewed the “prevailing regional and global environment”.

The meeting was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, among other officials.

The premier and president previously met in November last year, where they discussed the country’s security situation in the wake of multiple terrorist attacks.

According to state broadcaster PTV, Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gilani, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq and federal ministers Syed Mushtaq Raza Naqvi, Chaudhry Salik Hussain, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Khalid Hussain Magsi, and Abdul Aleem Khan were present during the meeting.

“Both leaders reaffirm their resolve that actions against foreign-backed terrorists and their facilitators will continue until the complete elimination of terrorism,” the broadcaster reported at the time.

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