ISLAMABAD (NPTV/Radio Pakistan): PM Shehbaz Sharif has underscored the importance of sustained and coordinated efforts to protect country’s sovereignty, ensure safety of citizens, and reinforce economic and social stability.
Chairing a meeting of Federal Apex Committee of the National Action Plan here on Tuesday (19th Nov, 2024) he directed all stakeholders to pursue the outlined initiatives with vigor, ensuring their timely implementation.
The participants were briefed on the evolving security landscape and the measures being taken to counter terrorism and other critical challenges, including general law and order situation, actions against efforts to stoke sub-nationalism, religious extremism, tackling the illegal spectrum and crime-terror nexus, subversion and disinformation campaigns, among other issues.
The Committee highlighted the necessity of a unified political voice and a cohesive national narrative to effectively address these multifaceted challenges. It was emphasized that political support across party lines and complete national consensus are critical to reinvigorating the national Counter terrorism campaign under the framework of Vision Azm-e-Istehkam.
Revitalisation of National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) and the establishment of National and Provincial Intelligence Fusion and Threat Assessment Centre was also agreed upon. In the meeting, a whole-of-system approach was adopted, incorporating diplomatic, political, informational, intelligence, socio-economic, and military efforts to address these issues comprehensively.
Specific emphasis was placed in the Apex Committee meeting on strengthening collaboration between federal and provincial governments and between relevant institutions and ministries to ensure seamless execution of the counter terrorism campaign.
It was decided to establish District Coordination Committees under the Provincial Apex Committees to ensure implementation of directions received from Federal and Provincial Governments. The forum demonstrated political resolve to dismantle ecosystem of illegal spectrum and crime-terror nexus. The participants also approved a comprehensive military operation against terrorist organisations operating in Balochistan.
In the meeting of Federal Apex Committee of the National Action Plan, the Chief of Army staff reiterated the Pakistan Army’s unwavering resolve to eliminate all threats to national security and provide robust support to the government’s initiatives aimed at ensuring peace and stability.
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