Pakistan, June 9 -- President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday held a high-level meeting at Aiwan-e-Sadr to discuss national security, the upcoming federal budget, the regional situation, and other matters of national importance.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, and the Prime Minister's Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah.

According to an official statement, the participants reviewed the country's economic situation, budget proposals for the next fiscal year, the recent elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, developments in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, as well as law...