ISLAMABAD- Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan today told the governments of Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan that army soldiers stationed to assist security forces would be withdrawn if requisitions were not made for deployment, under Article 245 of the Constitution.

Nisar said this during a meeting of parliamentary leaders held at the Prime Minister House under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

“After the launch of Zarb-e-Azb, the government realized that the police are neither equipped nor trained and would require time to tackle the current law and order crisis,” Nisar said.

He further added, “10,000 army personnel are already deployed in all four provinces to assist provincial security forces.”

He said, "I request that the army's stance of seeking requisition under Article 245, which is completely legitimate, should be entertained."