Incoming Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief General Ahfaq Parvez Kayani have agreed to 'overhaul' the country's national security and foreign policy in a closed door meeting.
During the meeting, which lasted three-and-half hours, Sharif told Kayani that he planned to revisit the policies of the previous administration.
He said that those policies have not only damaged Pakistan's relations with other countries but have also hurt its national interest.
A close aide to Nawaz told The Express Tribune that the security establishment will hold a detailed briefing on major national security and foreign policy issues for the new government once it is formally sworn in.
According to the report, the aide quoted Kayani as telling Nawaz that the army fully respects the mandate given to his party and is ready to follow whatever policies he intended to pursue in the larger national interest.
The aide said Nawaz assured Kayani that he had no grudge against the army as an institution and that he was ready to work with it to steer the country out of crises, the report added.
