Islamabad; December 01, PILDAT Dialogue Group on Civil-Military Relations welcomed the Government decision to investigate the issue of alleged memo through the Parliamentary Committee on National Security. However, the Group demanded that terms of reference of the investigation by the Parliamentary Committee should be made public. The timeframe of investigation and the key milestones of the probe should be shared with the public. The Group believed this move would strengthen Parliamentary oversight on executive especially on national security issues.

The Group met in Islamabad today and included following members: Dr. Hasan-Askari Rizvi, Defence and Political Analyst; Lt. Gen. (Retd) Moinuddin Haider, former Governor Sindh; Mr. Mujib-ur-Rehman Shami, Editor-in-Chief Daily Pakistan; Dr. Parvez Hassan, Lawyer; Mr. Rustam Shah Mahmond, Former Federal Secretary; Mr. Shafqat Mahmood, Former Senator and Minister; Mr. Shahid Hamid, former Governor Punjab; Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Shahzad Chaudhary, former Ambassador; Senator S M Zafar, Former Federal Minister, Lt. Gen. (Retd) Talat Masood, former Federal Secretary, Mr. Tasneem Noorani, Formal Federal Secretary; Mr. Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, Executive Director and Ms. Aasiya Riaz, Joint Director, PILDAT.