- The important meeting of the Central Apex Committee under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was held on Friday at the Prime Minister House.
- In the meeting, the incidents of terrorism, especially the incidents of terrorism that took place at the Peshawar Police Lines Mosque on January 30, 2023 and at the Karachi Police Chief Office on February 19 and the subsequent situation were reviewed in detail.
- Representatives of sensitive institutions briefed the participants on the overall security situation, operations against terrorists.
- Inspector General Police Sindh informed about the attack on Karachi Police Chief’s office and the facts that have emerged so far.
Saluting all the law enforcement agencies including Pakistan Army, Rangers, FC, CTD, Police for showing unprecedented courage and bravery against terrorism across the country, tributes were paid to the martyred officers and soldiers. .
- The meeting deliberated on the issue of non-availability of funds sanctioned in the past for Karachi Police and Security and directed that obstacles in the way of completion of all projects related to Police, CTD and Security should be removed without delay.
- National security and protection of life and property of the people is the basic constitutional duty which has to be performed with national spirit, sincerity, focus and best ability.
- The Federation will provide full support and assistance to the provinces in fulfilling the responsibilities of peace and order.
- The meeting considered the role of media especially social media during terrorist incidents and operations of security forces . The meeting was briefed that during the operation of the security forces, the information is also broadcasted on the media, from which the terrorists and their facilitators can take advantage and there can also be an impact on the security operation, thereby endangering the lives of the officers and men conducting the operation. suffer from
- It is suggested to be guided by ‘SOPs’ and regulations on cyberspace and terrorism prevalent in other countries of the world.
- In this context, in consultation with the media houses and all relevant stakeholders, appropriate procedures should be formulated so that in emergency situations, rumors, misleading information and creating fear among the public will not create problems for the security operatives.
- The meeting also decided that a focal person should be assigned the responsibility to provide facts to the media and public in an emergency situation.
- The meeting reviewed the progress on the implementation of the National Action Plan and the decisions made in the previous meeting.
- The committee headed by the Federal Minister of Law and Justice informed about the progress on measures to make the stages of investigation, prosecution and punishment effective against terrorists.
- The meeting agreed that the elimination of terrorism, economic recovery and political stability are interlinked.
- Pakistan cannot afford internal instability. National unity, unity and collective struggle is the need of the hour. In order to achieve these goals, a national consensus should be created and obstacles should be removed.
- Chief of Army Staff, Federal Ministers including Minister of Finance and Minister of Interior as well as Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Minister of Law, Chief Ministers of all four provinces including Gilgit-Baltistan, Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Heads of sensitive civil and military institutions, Federal Secretary Ministry Home, all chief secretaries, IGs of all provinces including Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad, Police, National Coordinator of Necta also participated in the meeting.
