*ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday told foreign diplomats theongoing operation, under the National Action Plan (NAP), would continuetill elimination of terrorism and extremism across the country.*
Briefing the foreign ambassadors about NAP, FO spokes person said that thecurrent government taken concrete, effective and irreversible steps againstterrorists.
Ministry of Interior Secretary Azam Suliman apprised the foreign diplomatsabout the role and sacrifices rendered by Pakistan in war againstterrorism.
He said that the government had decided to launch a decisive crackdownagainst terrorists and extremists in a National Security Committee meetingheld on January 1st.
The secretary said that the committee resolved to accelerate implementationof the National Action Plan. He said that the ongoing action was beingtaken against banned outfits and individual personalities involved inanti-state activities.
Giving details about the actions, Azam Suliman said that assets of thebanned outfits and the people associated the groups were being seized. Hesaid that they were also taking measures to stop terrorists’ financing.
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Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan, on March 28, had said implementation onthe National Action Plan (NAP) was government’s top priority.
Chairing a meeting of the National Internal Security Committee, to reviewcountry’s internal security situation in Islamabad, he had lauded the roleand sacrifices rendered by the security forces in the war against terror toensure peace and stability in Pakistan.
He had said war against terror cost massive human and financial loss toPakistan.
