National Security Committee of Pakistan

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The National Security Committee of Pakistan is the country’s top civil-military decision-making body responsible for formulating and coordinating national security and strategic policies.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government body
national security council
alsoKnownAs National Security Committee of Pakistan
surface form: "National Security Council of Pakistan"
chairperson Prime Minister of Pakistan
composition civilian leadership
military leadership
country Pakistan
establishedFor coordination among civil and military institutions on security matters
formulation of comprehensive national security policy
function approves major national security strategies
coordinates counterterrorism policy at the national level
integrates civil and military perspectives on national security
manages crisis response at the national security level
oversees strategic deterrence policy
provides guidance on defence policy
provides guidance on foreign policy in security domain
reviews external security situation
reviews internal security situation
headOfGovernmentMember Prime Minister of Pakistan
jurisdiction Government of Pakistan
federal government of Pakistan
languageOfWork English
Urdu
legalStatus constitutional and statutory advisory body
meetsAt Islamabad
member Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan
Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan)
surface form: "Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan"

Chief of Army Staff
surface form: "Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan"

Chief of Naval Staff
surface form: "Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan"

Minister of Defence of Pakistan
Minister of Finance of Pakistan
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan
Minister of Interior of Pakistan
National Security Adviser of Pakistan
policyArea counterterrorism
defence policy
foreign and strategic policy
internal security
national security
strategic stability
reportsTo Cabinet of Pakistan
surface form: "Federal Cabinet of Pakistan"

Prime Minister of Pakistan
role advises the federal cabinet on national security
coordinates strategic policies
formulates national security policies
principal forum for national security decision-making in Pakistan
top civil-military decision-making body of Pakistan
seat Islamabad
shortName NSC

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Security Committee of Pakistan alsoKnownAs National Security Committee of Pakistan
this entity surface form: "National Security Council of Pakistan"
Prime Minister of Pakistan chairs National Security Committee of Pakistan
Prime Minister of Pakistan memberOf National Security Committee of Pakistan
Cabinet of Pakistan relatedBody National Security Committee of Pakistan

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