No-tolerance policy adopted against terrorists: Rana Sanaullah

• Rana Sanaullah handed over Rs10 million cheque to the family of martyred policeman
• He said the NSC meeting decided on zero-tolerance against terrorists
• He lauded the sacrifices of CTD and police personnel

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday categorically said that there will be no talks with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or any terrorist organization.

Talking about the National Security Committee meeting, Sanaullah said Pakistan has decided to share evidence with the Taliban government as the Afghan-based terrorists are involved in terror activities.

The interior minister said that Afghanistan had promised that its territory would not be used against any other country, and the Afghan government would be asked to fulfill that promise.

Rana Sanaullah said it was decided in the NSC meeting that there would be zero tolerance against the terrorists who wanted to destabilize the country.

He said all institutions were working effectively to root out terrorism from the country and the nation should rest assured that terrorists would be dealt with iron hands. He said Pakistan wanted TTP to surrender and made efforts to bring them to the negotiating table.

The minister handed over cheque amounting to Rs10 million as compensation to the family of Police Head Constable Syed Adeel Hussain, who sacrificed his life in the line of duty by intercepting a suicide bomber in the I-10/4 Sector on December 23.

While paying tribute to the martyred policeman, he said the government will provide a housing unit to the family worth Rs12.5 million, full pension with allowances to the martyr’s widow and bear educational expenses of the children under the Prime Minister’s package.

He said the government fully acknowledged the services and sacrifices of Islamabad Police and paid arrears amounting to Rs1.22 billion to the heirs/families of the martyrs pending for years.

The minister said the government had brought salaries, allowances and other facilities of the Islamabad Police personnel at par with the Punjab Police so that they could perform their duties with professional dedication.

“Islamabad Police are performing duties in a more professional way than ever. The timely and effective action of police officials did avert the Federal Capital from an eventual disaster on December 23,” he said.

Rana Sanaullah said it was unfortunate that some elements wanted to fan terror by spreading fake security-related threats like the attack on the Parliament House. He said the accused have been apprehended and were being investigated and details will be shared with media after completion in due course of time.

While condemning the recent attack on CTD officers in Khanewal, the minister said martyr Naveed Sadiq Sial had completed several daunting tasks during his duty. He said all personnel of law enforcement agencies are playing their role in foiling terrorist attacks and their sacrifices for the motherland will not go in vain.

Regarding the terrorist attacks during the last year, the minister said around 67 percent of terror incidents occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 31 percent in Balochistan, while only one percent took place in Punjab and two percent in Sindh.

Rana Sanaullah appreciated the role of CTD Punjab and said that the counter-terrorism department of other provinces should put maximum efforts to prevent terrorist attacks.

The minister assured that the federal government would provide maximum support and training to the CTDs of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan so that they could play their due role in curbing terrorism.

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