Prime Minister condemns Orakzai blast
ISLAMABAD, By;Asghar Ali Mubarak
The Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Sunday strongly condemned the bomb blast that took place in Lower
Orakzai.
He deplored the loss of lives and expressed government’s
Resolve to eradicate the menace of terrorism and extremism.
The Prime Minister also asked the provincial governments to
Ensure public display of anti-terror helpline number 1717, so that
Such instances could be averted and their perpetrators were
Apprehended.
Provincial governments must take steps for speedy implementation of
National Action Plan: PM
ISLAMABAD, By;Asghar Ali Mubarak
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on
Sunday said that the provincial government must take steps in
coordination with the federal government to ensure rapid progress on
the implementation of the National Action Plan on countering
terrorism and extremism.
In a meeting with Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif here,
the Prime Minister said the incidents like Peshawar and Wagha were
extremely tragic and would never fade away from the memory.
He said sacrifices of innocent children, civilians as well as
the armed forces would come to fruition and the country would soon
be steered out of this mess.
He said it was heartening that the whole nation and the entire
political spectrum of the country were now on the same page in the fight
against terror after ironing out divergent views in long discussion
sessions.
The Prime Minister hailed the exemplary unity showed by all
political parties and expressed the confidence that this trend would
continue in future in effectively meeting the big challenges the
nation was faced with.
He said the extraordinary measures being adopted through the
21st amendment bill and by introducing amendments in the Army Act
were meant to eradicate the menace of terrorism and extremism within
a specified time frame. It will also strengthen the rule of law and
writ of the government in the country, he added.
The Prime Minister directed all security agencies to ensure
seamless coordination among each other for achieving optimum results
in shortest possible time.
