Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani and Governor Punjab Salman Taseer held separate meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday in the President House.
Chief of Army Staff General Kayani met President and discussed the ongoing military operations-Rah-e-Raast and Rah-e-Nijat in Waziristan and the Malakand division, sources said adding the President appreciated the professionalism of Pak Army and its role in defeating those who want to impose their own brand of Islam in the country.
Sources further said that General Kayani informed the President about the recent Corps commanders meeting and Army's defence preparations. He also informed the President about the army's role in handling the IDPs issue. Meanwhile, Governor Punjab Salman Taseer also called on President Asif Ali Zardari at President House. Overall political situation and law and order situation in Punjab were discussed. The two leaders, sources said, also discussed the issues related to the coalition partnership in Punjab.