A federal cabinet meeting will be held today at 5PM under Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to hold discussions on the revised US policy on the region and overview the political situation in the country.

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif will also brief the meeting on the steps taken on diplomatic level over the matter, sources told Geo News.

US sanctions would be counter-productive: Abbasi

Pakistan denies hosting militant sanctuaries and bristles at claims it has not done enough to tackle militancy

The prime minister has chaired several meetings of the federal cabinet and National Security Committee after the US president in his speech in August took a tough stance against Pakistan and blamed it for providing safe havens to terrorists.

Pakistan has strongly denied the accusations on various occasions and has reiterated its commitment to fight against terrorism.

NSC meeting reviews response to US policy

A meeting of the National Security Committee last week already rejected Trump?s policy statement

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in an interview to Reuters on Monday said it would be counter-productive for the United States to sanction Pakistani officials or further cut military assistance, warning it would hurt both countries? fight against militancy.