RAWALPINDI: A meeting of Joint Chief of Staff Committee (JCSC) was held on Tuesday at Joint Staff headquarters in Rawalpindi, DawnNews reported.

The meeting was presided over by General Khalid Shameem Wynne, chairman JCSC.

The other attendees of the meeting were Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, Secretary Defence, Additional Secretary Defence Production, Chief of General Staff, Director General Joint Staff, Director General Inter Services Intelligence, Director General Strategic Plans Division and senior military officers from the three services, Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR) press release said.

Chief of General Staff attended the meeting in the absence of Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, sources said.

The participants of the meeting discussed the issues related to national security and emerging regional environment. The officials expressed their satisfaction over the professional preparedness of the armed forces.

JCSC meets on the quarterly basis to assess and evaluate the operational preparedness of the armed forces.