Govt is willing to do everything to implement National Action Plan: PM

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says govt will lend its support to provinces to help implement NAP


Abdul Manan January 21, 2015
Meeting would review progress on the implementation of the National Action Plan. PHOTO: REUTERS

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the implementation of the National Action Plan is the key objective, and the government is willing to do everything to achieve it — even if it involves a special allocation of funds. 

Addressing the three-hour long meeting which was underway at the PM house on Wednesday, the prime minister said, "military courts are soon to be constituted and the cases to be tried in these courts are being selected through a process."

He went on to add that all stakeholders would have to work hand in hand to implement NAP. "The government will lend its support to the provinces. All resources should be utilised to implement the NAP," he added.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah,  Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Pervez Khattak and Balochistan Chief Minister Malik Baloch are present at the meeting as well as Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Interior Minister Chudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif and K-P Governor Sardar Mehtab Khan Abbasi.

Other concerned officials are also in attendance of the meeting.

According to the official handout, the meeting will review progress on the implementation of the National Action Plan in each province. All CMs will give individual briefings on the plan

According to some participants, stakeholders are satisfied with the efforts of Punjab and K-P governments in the implementation of the NAP. However, they suggested that the PM should request the Sindh and Balochistan governments expedite the implementation.

Apex committees have been formed to implement NAP at the provincial level, where the concerned CM, home minister along with COAS and concerned Corp Commanders are to hold meetings to review NAP implementation with coordinated efforts.

The army chief held apex committee meetings with Punjab CM in Lahore and K-P CM in Peshawar in the first week of the January.

All four CMs will apprise the PM and COAS about their efforts towards the implementation of the NAP.

Punjab has so far issued five ordinances to monitor and check residences on rent, misuse of loudspeakers and other laws pertaining to counter and address every aspect and angle of terrorism and extremism in their province.

Those in attendance of the meeting will also be briefed on the overall situation of operation Zarb-e-Azb.

Military representatives will also apprise the meeting on the functionality of the 9 military courts which are not yet functional. Stakeholders will devise a mechanism for the running of these military courts.

COMMENTS (8)

Azam Khan | 9 years ago | Reply

Mr. Nawaz Sharif why don't you form a judicial commission for starters.

Imran | 9 years ago | Reply

Addressing the meeting, the prime minister said, “militant courts are soon to be constituted and the cases to be tried in these courts are being selected through a process.”

Is it Militant Courts or Military Courts kindly clarify

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