Prime Minister former Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk has expressed the hope that deployment of army personnel during the general election 2018 would complement efforts to ensure smooth and peaceful conducting of polls. These views were expressed by the Prime Minister at a briefing about the mandate and working of Ministry of Defence at Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday.

Regarding deployment of the army personnel during the electoral process, the Prime Minister recalled the successful experience of past by-elections. He lauded the important role of the Ministry towards defence of the country.

Minister for Defence Lt-Gen Naeem Khalid Lodhi (retd), Secretary to the Prime Minister Suhail Aamir, Secretary Defence Lt-Gen Zamir-ul-Hasan Shah (retd) and senior government officials were present during the briefing.

Secretary Defence Lt-Gen Zamir-ul-Hasan Shah (retd) gave a detailed briefing on working of the Ministry. The Secretary briefed the Prime Minister about deployment of the army personnel during forthcoming General Elections 2018.

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