Gilgit-Baltistan: Crackdown against radical elements
Unusual movement of law-enforcement agencies detected in violence-prone areas
GILGIT:
Security agencies have finalised a strategy to launch a crackdown on religious radicals in Gilgit-Baltistan, sources told The Express Tribune on Wednesday.
“The modalities have been finalised. It is only a matter of time before a crackdown is initiated against religious extremists,” an official, on condition of anonymity, told The Express Tribune on Wednesday.
On Tuesday night, witnesses claimed to observe unusual movement of security forces in districts where sectarian violence is endemic and various incidents had occurred earlier this year.
Following the worst sectarian crisis in 2005, the government had jailed six clerics for inciting violence. However, they were released almost a year later in 2006.
The clerics’ activities had been strictly monitored by security agencies, the official said, adding that action was being taken to encourage sectarian harmony. Furthermore, a deweaponisation drive would also be launched in the region.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 23rd, 2011.
Security agencies have finalised a strategy to launch a crackdown on religious radicals in Gilgit-Baltistan, sources told The Express Tribune on Wednesday.
“The modalities have been finalised. It is only a matter of time before a crackdown is initiated against religious extremists,” an official, on condition of anonymity, told The Express Tribune on Wednesday.
On Tuesday night, witnesses claimed to observe unusual movement of security forces in districts where sectarian violence is endemic and various incidents had occurred earlier this year.
Following the worst sectarian crisis in 2005, the government had jailed six clerics for inciting violence. However, they were released almost a year later in 2006.
The clerics’ activities had been strictly monitored by security agencies, the official said, adding that action was being taken to encourage sectarian harmony. Furthermore, a deweaponisation drive would also be launched in the region.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 23rd, 2011.