Pakistan PM chairs meeting to review anti-terror plan

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting Tuesday to review the progress in implementing the National Action Plan for countering terrorism in the country.

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Information Minister Pervaiz Rasheed, Army Chief Gen. Raheel Sharif, Director General of Inter Services Intelligence Gen. Rizwan Akhter, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Maj. Gen. Amir Riaz and Federal Law Secretary Barrister Zafarullah attended the meeting.

During the meeting Sharif expressed confidence over various anti-terrorism measures and hoped that it would be eliminated from Pakistan through the collective resolve of the government and citizens, Dawn online reported.

Sharif said the government would refer cases of hardcore terrorists, who are responsible for mass murders of innocent civilians, kids and soldiers, to special military courts.

"Special courts are part of the national action plan and are meant to provide an extraordinary solution for an extraordinary problem. All institutions would have to carefully scrutinise cases to be sent for prosecution in the special military tribunals," said Sharif.

He said the formulation of a unified action plan was a manifestation of national consensus on the issue of terrorism, adding that the government would ensure its swift implementation.