Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) Commander General Raheel Sharif in a meeting with Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani in Riyadh has brushed aside the impression that the coalition has been created to take action against any state, nation or a particular sect. He told the Senate chairman that the basic aim of this institution was to counter terrorism and eliminate it. Sanjrani was accompanied by a Senate delegation during the visit to the IMCTC headquarters. The delegation was accorded a warm welcome by General Raheel Sharif and Deputy Commander General Abdur Rehman. The delegation was given a detailed briefing about the role and purpose of IMCTC. Senate Chairman and members of the delegation praised King Suleman Bin Abdul Aziz and Saudi government for eliminating terrorism. Later, the Senate Chairman visited MISK Foundation along with the members of his delegation. Head of MISK Foundation Badar ud Din Qaheel welcomed the chairman and briefed the delegation about the roles and functions of the foundation. It was told that the foundation was founded by Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman and the rationale was to prepare young Saudi population to deal with the challenges of the future. “The foundation offers training to the youth in the areas of education, culture and media.” The delegation was given a tour of different sections of the foundation and was briefed on their working. Sanjrani lauded the initiative of vision 2030 under which the youth was being trained on the standards of developed world. He appreciated the work of MISK Foundation and expressed his dream of inclusion of Pakistani youth in the foundation. The delegation headed by Chairman Senate included senators Ahmed Khan, Mirza Muhammad Afridi, Naseebullah Bazai, Fida Muhammad Khan, Talha Mehmood, Dilawar Khan, Khanzada Khan, Ghous Muhammad Khan Niazi, and Additional Secretary Senate Hsfeezullah Sheikh. Published in Daily Times, December 20th2018.