According to sources, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif will chair the committee. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Minister of Communications, Secretaries of the Cabinet, Communications, and Establishment, Inspector General of Railways Police, and Inspector General of Motorway Police will also be members.
The sources added that the committee has been tasked with assessing the preparedness of motorway and railway police to counter-terrorism. It will also provide recommendations to improve the institutions’ capabilities to prevent and respond to terrorist threats.
PM Shehbaz reiterates their resolve to eradicate terrorism from the country
Earlier, PM Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reiterated the government’s resolve to eliminate the scourge of terrorism from the country.
Addressing the closing ceremony of the seventh Maritime Security Workshop at Pakistan Navy War College in Lahore, PM Shehbaz said that Pakistan has paid a heavy price in the fight against terrorism.
He said that 80,000 Pakistanis lost their lives while the economy suffered losses worth billions of dollars during the war against terrorism.
PM Shehbaz Sharif said that the previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had eliminated terrorism from 2013 to 2018, adding that unfortunately the menace once again sprung out.
He vowed not to sit idle until terrorism was completely eradicated from the country. He said that several meetings of the Apex Committee have been held to ensure the maintenance of law and order.
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