RAWALPINDI: Major General Babar Iftikhar, Director-General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), on Tuesday termed the country’s first-ever National Security Policy (NSP) an “important milestone” in meeting emerging challenges in evolving global environment.
“NSP is an important milestone in strengthening National Security of Pakistan. The comprehensive framework, recognises interlinkages between various strands of national security, imperative to meet emerging challenges in evolving global environment through a whole of government effort,” Babar Iftikhar wrote on Twitter.
#NSP is an imp milestone in strengthening National Security of Pakistan. The comprehensive framework, recognizes interlinkages between various strands of national security, imperative to meet emerging challenges (1/2)
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) December 28, 2021
“Pakistan’s Armed Forces will play their due part in achieving the vision laid out in the policy,” the chief military spokesperson added.
Cabinet approves Pakistan’s first National Security Policy
The statement of the chief military spokesperson comes hours after the federal cabinet approved Pakistan’s first-ever NSP 2022-2026, which aims at bolstering the country’s economic security and tackling external as well as internal challenges.
2/5. This umbrella document will, overtime, help guide sectoral policies for the fullfiment of our national security objectives.
— Moeed W. Yusuf (@YusufMoeed) December 28, 2021
“It is a truly historic achievement; a citizen-centric comprehensive National Security policy with economic security at the core will now be pursued in earnest,” national security adviser Moeed Yusuf wrote on his official Twitter handle today.
According to the adviser, this umbrella document will, over time, help guide sectoral policies for the fulfilment of our national security objectives.
The National Security Policy
A day earlier, it was reported that the National Security Council (NSC) approved Pakistan’s first-ever NSP 2022-2026, which aims at bolstering the country’s economic security and tackling external as well as internal challenges.
The five-year policy document covering the period 2022-26 is being flaunted by the government as the first-ever strategy paper of its kind that sets out the state’s national security vision and guidelines for the attainment of those goals. It will guide the government’s foreign, defence and economic policies and decision-making.
It reportedly seeks to leverage the symbiotic linkages among human security, economic security and military security with safety and prosperity of citizens being at the centre of the whole-of-government approach.
