ISLAMABAD: A comprehensive and integrated policy involving all stakeholders will be devised to completely eradicate the scourge of terrorism and extremism from the soil of the country, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said Monday.
He stated this while chairing a high level meeting on national security specially convened here at the Prime Minister Secretariat in the wake of recent increase in the incidents of terrorism in the country.
During the meeting various preventive measures to effectively combat the scourge of terrorism were discussed at length.
The meeting decided that the existing Parliamentary Committee on National Security in its report shall also incorporate the root causes of extremism as well as assess the present threats, prepare a draft national policy to handle this extraordinary state of insurgency, devise a de-radicalization program to bring the religious elements into mainstream, devise ways and means to bring the Madaris to the mainstream and enhance capacity building of law enforcement agencies.
In the preparation of its report, the Parliamentary Committee shall also co-opt Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi, Secretary Interior, Chief Secretaries and IGPs of the four provinces, Chief Commissioner and IGP of ICT, AJK and NAs, all home secretaries and DG FIA.
The committee will finalize its report within two weeks time.
The Prime Minister stressed that all provincial governments, FATA administration and law enforcement agencies should enhance vigilance and ensure protection and security of citizens as it is the basic responsibility of the government to maintain law and order.
The Prime Minister further said that the time has come when all segments of the society should come forward and join hands to substantiate government’s efforts to curb extremism, militancy, intolerance, sectarian violence and terrorism as the enemies of the state are bent upon eroding the very foundations of our country and challenging the integrity, security and national cohesion.
He said that his government would deal sternly with these threats.
During the meeting, it was decided that the provincial governments should monitor activities of banned organizations, misuse of loudspeakers and spread of hate literature.
Monday’s meeting was attended by the Prime Minister of AJ&K Sardar Mohammad Yaqoob Khan, Federal Minister for Defence Ahmad Mukhtar, Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira, Interior Advisor Rehman Malik, Chief Minister Punjab Mian Mohammad Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Chief Minister NWFP Mir Amir Haider Khan Hoti, Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raeesani, Secretary Interior, Chief Secretaries and IGPs of all the four provinces, Chief Commissioner and IGP of ICT, DG FIA and DG IB.
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