Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that terrorist and extremist mentality is mega biggest threat to world peace while poverty, injustice, ignorance, deprivation as well as aggressive and expansionist designs were a massive hurdle in the way of achievement of this cherished objective. He said goal of a lasting peace could not be achieved without elimination of racial and religious discrimination within and outside geographical frontiers.
He averred Pakistan was playing a vanguard role in the efforts for peace and harmony in the world. He said Pakistan had been facing terrorism and extremism for the last many years adding terrorism had destroyed peace and tranquility in the country causing huge loss to national economy.
He said terrorists had shed blood of innocent Pakistanis in streets, bazaars, educational institutions, mosques, Imam Barghas and other worship places. He stated credit goes to Pakistan Muslim League-N government that during its tenure, political and military leadership evolved a comprehensive National Action Plan with mutual consensus for rooting out the menace of terrorism and extremism from Pakistan.
He said that it was result of effective implementation of National Action Plan that peace had been restored in the country. He said peace and normalcy was returning to the country due to implementation of National Action Plan. Chief Minister Punjab government under National Action Plan had made necessary amendments in the laws for enhancing punishments while it had also set up a modern and highly trained Counterterrorism Force, first time in the history of the country, which was playing a key role in the elimination of terrorism and maintenance of peace in the province.
He said, punitive action had been intensified against offenders under Tenancy Act, Wall Chalking Amendment Act, Arms Amendment Act, Punjab Sound System Act 2015 and Public Order Act 2015 and action was being taken without any discrimination. Shahbaz Sharif said measures taken under National Action Plan have laid the basis for peace in the province and law and order situation in Punjab was better than others and a large number of investors from different countries were making investment in the province.
In a message on World Peace Day, Chief Minister Punjab said steps being taken with regard to implementation of National Action Plan were yielding positive results whereas Pakistan was more secure and peaceful at present than before. He said Pakistani nation was determined to root out terrorism and extremism and this menace would be eradicated from the country with the force of unity. He dilated only those nations could realise the importance of peace that had faced wars. He stated brave people of Pakistan and their valiant armed forces, law enforcement agencies and police were fighting against terrorism and thousands of precious lives had been lost.
He said those who had sacrificed their lives in this war are national heroes and the whole nation is proud of them. Shahbaz Sharif said that the purpose of observing World Peace Day was to highlight the importance of peace and to draw attention to the efforts of individuals and different institutions towards setting up of a peaceful society. He said World Peace Day also reminds them to accelerate endeavours for the maintenance of peace and law and order.
He said on this day pledge to avoid war and to live in peace for survival of mankind. He said that Pak Army had achieved glorious successes in operation Zarb-e-Azb and broken the back of terrorists. He said a decisive war was being fought against terrorism, extremism and sectarianism. He concluded final victory would be of Pakistani nation.
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