PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Friday acknowledged that the chief minister along with his cabinet colleagues and senior officers had an Iftar meeting at the corps headquarters, but insisted the purpose of their tete-a-tete was to get a brief on security challenges confronting the province.

KP government spokesperson Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif in a video statement issued here denied social media reports of a cabinet meeting taking place at the corps commander`s house a few days ago.

`No meeting of cabinet has taken place in the corps commander`s house,rather, the corps commander Peshawar had invited the cabinet meeting for a security-related briefing over Iftar, Barrister Saif said.

He said Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and his cabinet colleagues gathered at the corps officers` mess for Iftar, and afterwards were briefed at the corps headquarters. He said the briefing focused on province`s security situation and terrorismincidents.

Barrister Saif said since the province shared boundaries with Afghanistan and these bordering areas were facing militancy problems it was the responsibility ofthe army to thwart terrorism and maintain peace.

He said the military officials briefed the chief minister and his cabinet.

Besides, he said the military also underscored theneed of cooperation with the KP government.

He said military also stressed on having a working relationship that could be helpful in tackling the militancy.-Bureau Report