- He emphasized on enhanced collaboration
- Shehbaz Sharif directed to evolve a strategy
- He asked provincial apex bodies to hold meetings
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said terrorists and miscreants cannot demoralise the people of Pakistan in their resolve to eliminate terrorism from the country.
He said this while chairing a review meeting in Islamabad on Friday regarding the overall security situation in Pakistan.
The prime minister said, “We will not hesitate in rendering any sacrifice for the defence of the motherland.”
He emphasized on enhanced collaboration among all the provincial and federal agencies to curb the recent wave of terrorism.
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Shehbaz Sharif directed Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, the interior secretary, and the national coordinator for National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) to evolve a strategy, after consulting the provinces, and submit a detailed report.
He advised the provincial apex committees to hold their meetings regularly and eliminate terrorism from the country through enhanced cooperation amongst all the institutions.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and the interior secretary presented a detailed briefing on the overall security situation in the country. The inspector generals and the chief secretaries of all the four provinces apprised the meeting about recent incidents of terrorism and measures taken for maintenance of law and order.
The interior minister and the inspector general of Islamabad Police thanked the prime minister for increasing salaries of the capital police and ration of the Frontier Corps at par with other forces, which had boosted morale of the Islamabad Police.
The PM directed the national coordinator NACTA to further accelerate its cooperation with provincial counter terrorism departments and other law enforcement agencies.
