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Extraordinary situation requires extraordinary measures: PM
Nawaz says time to take strong decisions to eliminate terrorismINP
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that we are facing an extra ordinary situation which requires extra ordinary measures and cautioned that anything short of strong actions would be unacceptable for the nation.
Addressing a meeting of the national parliamentary leaders here, the prime minister expressed his satisfaction with the fact that all the leaders were on the same page concerning the Peshawar carnage. He said that the way children were targeted in Peshawar; it was unprecedented in the history of mankind. He said that terrorism was a cancer and history would be unforgiving if right measures were not taken to counter it.
Nawaz said that the gruesome incident of Peshawar has united the entire nation and it is now looking towards the political leaders to take the right decisions. He said that all the political parties should demonstrate unity and discuss the concerns if they have any on any issue. “We are ready to address the concerns pertaining to the imminent legislation.”
He said that Zarb-e-Azb operation was successfully going on in North Waziristan and there was a dire need to expand it to the entire country against those elements who want to rip Pakistan apart. He said that the government initiated dialogue process with militants to peacefully resolve the issue but they left no option after attack on Karachi airport and forced us to launch operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan tribal region. He added that Zarb-e-Azb operation was successfully progressing.
The prime minister said that Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed not to allow their soils to be used by the militants. Afghan leadership is also committed to eliminate terrorism. “We had constructive talks with Afghan leadership and decided to bilaterally resolve all issues,” he added. In the meeting, Awami National Party leaders Ghulam Ahmad Bilour and Afrasiab Khattak, MQM leader Babar Ghouri, opposition leader in Azad Kashmir Assembly Raja Farooq Haider were present there.
The meeting also attended by all the parliamentary leaders, Federal Ministers Ch Nisar Ali Khan, Ishaq Dar, Pervaiz Rashid, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and DG ISI. Sindh Chief Minister could not make as he was indisposed while Balochistan Chief Minister was also absent as he is out of Pakistan.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk