Top priority is to end violent extremism, terrorism in Pakistan: Sharif

TIL Desk/World/Islamabad-Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said his government’s top policy priority was to end violent extremism and terrorism in the country. He was speaking at a meeting convened to review the progress of National Action Plan (NAP) devised after the 2014 Peshawar school attack to eliminate militancy. National Security Adviser Nasir Janjua briefed the meeting which was also attended by cabinet ministers, four chief ministers of provinces, army chief, and other civilian and military officials.

“War against terrorism and violent extremism is a main component of our national policy aimed at bringing peace and security in the country,” Sharif said. The prime minister also said the nation pins hope to steer the society out from these evils once and for all and government is committed to overcome this menace. He said consensus on National Action Plan was formed after discussion among all the stakeholders.

The meeting urged the need for coordinating efforts between federal and provincial governments for achieving desired results. It was agreed that further improvement in intelligence input is required to defeat “designs of enemies”. The meeting agreed on the future course of National Action Plan to achieve the desired results. Janjua briefed the meeting on the implementation status of NAP and the challenges faced at this stage of implementation, an official statement said.