ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif expressing his satisfaction on the progress regarding implementation of National Action Plan (NAP) made by various provincial and federal agencies so far has directed to further expedite the pace of implementation on NAP.
The Premier stated this while chairing a meeting to review the progress on the implementation of National Action Plan (NAP) held at PM House here on Wednesday.
National Security Advisor (NSA) and the Convener of Implementation and Review Committee of NAP, Lt. General (Retd) Nasser Khan Janjua gave a presentation detailing implementation status as to various components of the NAP.
The house resolved that eradication of the menace of terrorism was neither a choice nor an option, but an imperative for our existence and survival.
During the meeting, various laws governing the anti-terrorism efforts were also reviewed and ways and means to make these laws more effective were discussed. The report presented to the Prime Minister by the FATA Reforms Committee was also discussed and it was decided that the report shall be made public to elicit further debate and discussion towards developing a national consensus on the committee’s recommendations.
The meeting was also attended by Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Shareef, Advisor to PM Mr. Sartaj Aziz, DG ISI Lt. Gen. Rizwan Akhtar and other senior government officials.
