Friday, 1 April 2016

LAHORE TERROR ATTACK : AN ACT WHICH PROVES COWARDICE OF TERRORISTS

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Pakistan’s government believes that security and peace are essential for sustainable development in the economic, political, social and cultural spheres of the national life which entails protecting the lives and rights of the citizens, resources, territorial integrity of the country, state institutions and sovereignty of the state.  The existential threat posed by terrorism and extremism which went unchecked for well over a decade severely hampered the successive governments’ efforts to check the menace and erase its ill-effects on the economy and other areas of national life.  The scourge of terrorism has not only inflicted incalculable harm on Pakistan internally but it had also tarnished the image of the country at the global level. Terrorism is a global problem, and Pakistan as a country and as a nation in particular has been suffering from it for the past few years. No country had suffered so much from it as Pakistan. “We have lost more than 60,000 innocent lives. Our country has been faced with the threat of militancy and extremism. Our forces and police and civilians have been attacked and martyred.  Our bases, police stations, pipelines, railways, hotels, schools, have been targeted.  Even our mosques, churches and religious shrines have not been spared.  Our country’s image has been negatively projected. Our economy has had to bear extra burdens. Even the good name of our great religion -- a religion of peace and harmony and love -- has been exploited.
The international war against terrorism has caused more agony, deaths and destruction to the people of Pakistan than any other country in the world.  Government therefore accorded top priority to dealing with this phenomenon. Immediately after assuming office, Prime Minister, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, called an All Party Conference to evolve a national consensus through the collective wisdom of all the major political parties and stakeholders on the strategies and policies purported to restore peace and stability in the country.
The government enunciated the country’s first ever National Internal Security Policy and in line with the strategy approved by the APC, initiated a process of dialogue with the militants with a view to finding a peaceful settlement, keeping the option of use of force open as a last resort.  Unfortunately the process of dialogue failed to achieve the desired results due to the inexplicably defiant conduct of militants who continued to attack the security and other installations of the state, forcing the government to launch operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan in June 2014 in the wake of terrorist attack on Karachi airport, with the consensus of all the political entities.
Terrorism revisited the provincial capital after a year as a suicide bomber blew himself up in Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park, killing at least 72 people, including women and children, and injuring more than 300 others. The Present act of Terrorism in Lahore has caused widespread condemnation and resentments among the people of Pakistan. President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif expressed profound grief and sorrow over the martyrdom and reaffirmed the commitment and resolve of the Government to exterminate menace of terrorism in the country. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that terrorists had targeted his sons, daughters, brothers and sisters in Lahore and they would be brought to justice. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also chaired a meeting at the PM House at late night where he was briefed by his security advisers on the Lahore attack. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz reviews the security situation following the terrorist attack in Lahore. Prime Minister cancelled his trip to United Kingdom after holding detailed deliberations at a high-level meeting. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in Lahore on March 28, 2016 morning and chaired a high level meeting a day after a suicide bomber killed over 72 people including women and children at a park. Prime Minister also visited the Jinnah Hospital to inquire about the health of those injured in the deadly blast.


Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif has ordered an immediate security operation in areas that border Punjab to counter possible threats after Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park suicide blast.  After the implementation of NAP and Military operation terrorists were committing cowardly acts after suffering defeat. This is time for unity and the nation had to rise above differences to combat terrorism. The days of terrorists were numbered in Pakistan and they would be dealt with an iron hand. The Lahore atrocity has changed Pakistan; we need to eradicate the mindset of terrorism to defeat extremism and sectarianism. This horrendous attack has shaken the nation, the terrorists struck the future of this country when they murdered the innocent children and women, and a strong action is needed to root out the menace of extremism from society.


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