Interior minister

Claims marked improvement in security situation

Senator Babar seeks privilege motion against Nisar over his statement on Lal Masjid cleric

Interior minister says NAP is a shared responsibility as half of the plan is related to provincial govts

Ministerial committee approves registration of two INGOs

Israel's attorney-general instructed police to investigate the reports after Shalom's announcement

Calls religious seminaries a partner and not a target in the fight against extremism

Interior minister says a joint intelligence directorate will be set up in 3 months

Says federal govt has options to continue crackdown

Nisar said the crackdown was launched with the consent of all political parties, including the MQM and PPP

Discusses with PM Nawaz about what Islamabad could demand for extradition of Imran Farooq’s killers

However, insiders in PML-N and JUI-F see it as a possibility

Interior minister says 5,000 names will be removed from the ECL

Says paramilitary force can register cases but only after consulting him

Says Pakistan needs an army chief like General Raheel Sharif who has earned national and international fame

Minister says govt forming new policies on weapon licences, issuance of visas

Says dismissal of rigging allegations is neither a victory nor a defeat for anyone