ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called an urgent meeting of the cabinet committee on national security on Thursday at PM House, official sources told Dawn.com on Wednesday.

Federal ministers for defence, interior, information and adviser on national security have been invited to attend the meeting.

Chairman joint chiefs of staff committee, three services chiefs, DG IB, DG ISI are also expected to attend the meeting.

“Latest developments with regard to government, Taliban peace talks would come under consideration,” said a cabinet source.

Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan would brief the participants about the latest situation of the dialogue process between government and the Tehreek-i-Taliban including demands of the umbrella militant group.

The cabinet source said that recent Afghan elections and the impact of its result would also come under consideration.

This is the first time in last one month that civil and military leadership would face each other after tension rose between them due to statements of few cabinet members against the military establishment.