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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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