Nacta briefs Khattak: CM offices to have counter-extremism units

NCEP aims to consolidate recent decline in incidence of terrorism achieved through incessant law enforcement


Our Correspondent September 09, 2017
PHOTO: REUTERS

ISLAMABAD: National Counter-Extremism Policy (NCEP) Centralised Units will be established at the offices of the chief ministers to ensure that all provincial and federal agencies work in close collaboration for its implementation.

This was stated by National Counter-Terrorism Authority (Nacta) National Coordinator Ihsan Ghani while giving a presentation to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on the newly devised NCEP.

The acting chief secretary, inspector general of police and other senior officers of K-P attended the meeting on the implementation strategy for the NCEP where officials of Nacta’s Directorate of Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) also briefed the CM on the contours of the new policy.

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The policy has been formulated under Nacta over a period of 14 months with representation from the political leadership, religious leaders and scholars, academics, civil and military bureaucracy, media, psychologists, business community, youth and the legal fraternity.

Nacta plans to brief the chief ministers of all provinces on the NCEP and Khattak was the first CM who responded positively.

Emphasising the urgency of the policy’s implementation, he expressed hope that it would soon translate into a reality across the country.

The NCEP aims to consolidate the recent decline in incidence of terrorism achieved through incessant law enforcement and military action against militants. Integrated efforts of all federal and provincial stakeholders for implementation of the National Action Plan were emphasised as prime factors behind the marked decline in terrorist incidents.

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CM Khattak was informed that a multi-disciplinary policymaking model had been followed wherein over 300 experts and stakeholders from various walks of life shared their recommendations for the elimination of extremism from society.

The NCEP covers sensitive areas, including service delivery, people’s engagement, education reforms, enabling environment, rehabilitation, reintegration and renunciation, and also promotion of culture. An in-depth analysis of shades and causal factors of extremism was made.

For its implementation, all departments of provincial governments will coalesce their efforts in projects aimed at diminishing extremist tendencies.

The NCEP is a set of programmes in various fields with the objectives of building a strong bond between the state and citizenry, empowerment and inclusion of the youth and marginalised elements, reforming educational streams, including religious education, and instilling an environment of openness and co-existence.

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The chief minister highlighted the overall improved law and order situation in K-P and said there was an urgent need to project the sharp decline in terrorist incidents across the country.

The participants were informed that the K-P tourism department had initiated several projects that would help improve the country’s image as a tourist destination.

An official stressed that the government had to work as a whole with the mission to root out the extremist mindset from society in close collaboration with members of civil society.

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