PM Imran Khan chaired a key meeting of NSC during which the country's security situation was discussed, amidst heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF soldiers. Ahead of NSC meeting, Prime Minister Khan and Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa held a one-on-one meeting during which they discussed region's security situation, Geo TV reported, citing sources.

The Congress has gone well beyond whatever it has done in the past to reach out to opposition parties and bring them together to take on BJP-led National Democratic Alliance or NDA in the Lok Sabha elections due this year, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid said. Salman Khurshid said the impact of Priyanka Gandhi's entry into active politics is already being felt.

A day after DMK and Congress sealed the deal for LS-elections, chief of southern UPA ally, MK Stalin, reached-out to voters on Facebook and asked for "thoughts and comments" for the party's manifesto. "You have a chance to participate in the progress of Tamil Nadu! Share your dreams, innovative thoughts and expectations in the parliamentary election report of DMK," Stalin posted on social media.