Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said that the government had no option but to win the war against terrorism. The Prime Minister said this in his opening remarks while chairing a meeting of the Apex Committee of Sindh held at Sindh Governor's House here to review the progress on the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) and discuss matters related to overall law and order situation in the province.
He said following the Peshawar tragedy, the National Action Plan was approved by the entire political leadership and the ultimate decision of the state was to eliminate terrorism from the country. He said two of the 20 points of NAP were implemented immediately while rest of the measures had been left to the Apex Committees formed in all the provinces. The provinces are holding meetings of their respective Apex Committees on a regular basis to assess the implementation process.
Without naming Punjab, he said some provinces were taking swift action to implement NAP while a lot of work was yet to be done by other provinces. Sharif said under the NAP, the 21st Constitutional Amendment was passed and the Army Act was also amended, adding that the country's future and security were linked to NAP's implementation. The whole nation was eyeing the tangible results of NAP, he added.
Sharif reiterated that terrorism would be eliminated from every nook and corner of the country. He said the meeting should be briefed about all problems being faced by the law enforcement agencies to help find their solutions. The Prime Minister said the Baldia Town factory fire was a grave incident; and the Chief Secretary would also brief the committee about it, he added.
Former President Asif Ali Zardari, Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad, Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, DG ISI Lt-General Rizwan Akhter, Corps Commander 5 Corps Lt-General Naveed Mukhtar, Sindh cabinet members Sharjeel Memon and Murad Ali Shah, Home Secretary Sindh, Secretary Interior and IG Sindh were also present in the meeting.