ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to establish a high-level task force to monitor the progress on implementation of National Action Plan.
The decision was taken at a high-powered meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad on Thursday.
The Task Force will comprise of senior representatives of all concerned departments and agencies of the Federal Government and the Provinces.
The meeting took a strategic review of regional and internal security situation and in that context also focused on the latest trends of activities of hostile intelligence agencies to destabilize Pakistan. The participants agreed to scale up the existing efforts to neutralize hostile elements through a coordinated and focused effort.
The meeting reaffirmed the national resolve to eliminate terrorism and extremism from the country.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed that no effort be spared to ensure complete and effective implementation of the plan. He stressed the need to take result oriented and time bound action, with a view to completely eliminate and eradicate the menace of terrorism from the soil of Pakistan.
The meeting reaffirmed Restoration of complete peace and tranquillity would remain the top priority of the Government and all the state institutions.
It reviewed various aspects of implementation o National Action Plan. The meeting stressed that intelligence agencies perform a vital role in guaranteeing national security and safeguarding national interest for which they will be provided all necessary resources and support.
The meeting was attended by Minister for Finance Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi, National Security Advisor Nasser Khan Janjua, DG ISI Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar and other senior officials.