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- The meeting of the newly established National Intelligence Coordination Committee was arranged to ensure greater harmony among various intelligence agencies
- The event was also attended by senior members of the federal cabinet and other high-profile officials
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday visited the headquarters of Pakistan’s premier Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency to chair a special meeting of the newly established National Intelligence Coordination Committee, the PM Office said in a statement.
ISI Director General Faiz Hamid welcomed the prime minister and senior members of the federal cabinet at the agency’s head office in Islamabad.
The National Intelligence Coordination Committee is “a platform for intelligence coordination and cooperation for unified and wholesome national intelligence assessment,” said the official statement released by the PM Office.
It added that the body was notified earlier this year on January 22.
“A comprehensive briefing followed by discussion on enhanced intelligence cooperation was held,” the statement continued, saying that the prime minister expressed satisfaction over the performance of the National Intelligence Coordination Committee.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, and heads of services’ intelligence agencies, Intelligence Bureau and Federal Investigation Agency attended the meeting.
PM Khan has been regularly visiting the ISI headquarters since assuming the country's top political office in 2018.
He also received a briefing on regional and national security issues during a visit to the ISI headquarter on May 24 along with other civil and military leaders of the country.