KATHMANDU: A meeting of Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) extended its tenure for six months. The meeting chaired by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal was held in Singha Durbar on Tuesday.

According to Jaya Prakash Gupta, a member representing the committee from the Nepali Congress, said that there was no specific agenda for the meeting as it was the first meeting after the fall of the Maoist-led government. The next meeting has been scheduled for September 6.

The AISC is responsible for the future of 19,602 Maoist combatants residing in 28 different cantonments of the country under the supervision of United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). The AISC comprises Madhav Kumar Nepal as chairman and Janardan Sharma (UCPN-Maioist), Barsa Man Pun (UCPN-Maoist), Dr. Ram Saran Mahat (Nepali Congress), Dr. Minendra Rijal (Nepali Congress), Ishwor Pokhrel (CPN UML), Jaya Prakash Gupta (Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum), Sarad Singh Bhandari (Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum-Democratic) and Mahendra Yadav (Terai Ma