Pakistan PM Imran Khan's National Security Committee meeting beings in Islamabad

The meeting comes in the wake of Kulbhushan Jadhav case and Pulwama attack in India. India lost 40 CRPF soldiers in a ghastly terror attack, that was carried out in Pulwama by Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammed.

On Tuesday, Imran Khan said that action would be taken against the perpetrators of the Pulwama attack if New Delhi shares "actionable intelligence" and at the same time he warned that Pakistan will retaliate if India attacks. (Photo by AAMIR QURESHI / AFP)

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan who had summoned the meeting of National Security Council (NSC) chaired the meeting on Thursday in Islamabad. As per reports, the Pakistan prime minister is presiding over the meeting in the presence of services chiefs, intelligence officials as well as senior ministers and other senior security officials.

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The meeting comes in the wake of Kulbhushan Jadhav case and Pulwama attack in India. India lost 40 CRPF soldiers in a ghastly terror attack, that was carried out in Pulwama by Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammed. On Tuesday, Imran Khan said that action would be taken against the perpetrators of the Pulwama attack if New Delhi shares "actionable intelligence" and at the same time he warned that Pakistan will retaliate if India attacks. Khan was heard saying in the nationwide broadcast: “Thinking that Pakistan will remain quiet if somebody attacks it, is wrong. Pakistan will retaliate. And that is the only option Pakistan has. He questioned India’s claim of his nation’s involvement in the deadly terror attack. He said that 70000 Pakistani lost their lives fighting insurgency in the country so the nation fully understood the brunt of terrorism. He added that India is putting the blame on Pakistan for the terror attack without any substantial proof. India ejected Khan's statement on Pulwama attack saying disclaiming Pakistan's link with terrorist attacks is an oft-repeated excuse by the "nerve centre" of terrorism. The External Affairs Ministry, in a statement, also termed as "lame excuse" Khan's demand for "actionable intelligence" concerning the attack in which 40 security personnel were killed.