INP
LAHORE
PML-N led Punjab government has decided to launch operation across the board for arrest of militants, their facilitators and activists of the banned organization.
The security agencies would seek support of Rangers’ where necessary to help in countering terrorists, action against banned outfit terrorists and their facilitators.
During the apex committee meeting headed by Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif here on Sunday, among the many important decisions, it was also decided that relentless operations will be conducted against terrorists and their facilitators.
Those sheltering terrorists and their facilitators will not be spared. All important and not so important workers of banned organizations will be arrested, it was decided in the meeting.
A summary has been prepared to grant powers to Rangers to take part in the operation. Sources said the consultation was underway with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the notification would be issued after the PM’s nod.
The exact procedure on how to utilize the Rangers’ help in countering terrorists will be laid out later.
The paramilitary force will launch targeted operations in different areas and will take the provincial administration into confidence as a prerequisite.
Punjab Apex Committee also expressed grave concern over the involvement of Afghanistan based terrorist network in Lahore blast. The committee was briefed about the identification of terrorist network and arrest of facilitator of the foul play
CM Shehbaz Sharif, addressing the session, vowed to “root out all terrorists and their facilitators from the Pakistani soil.”
“The entire nation is united on the war against terrorism. These terrorists are a scourge on our home soil, and we will root them out,” the chief minister said.
The civil and military leaders attending the session offered fateha for the martyrs of the deadly blasts which hit the country over the past week and expressed solidarity with the injured and families of the victims.
