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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif starts emergency security meeting

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif starts emergency security meeting

LBCI07-05-2025
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif started an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee in the capital, Islamabad, on Wednesday, his office announced.
His office added that the meeting was due to be followed by an address to the nation.
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