After fresh terror wave
\n ISLAMABAD
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday raised serious concern over the resurfacing of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying that the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) failed to maintain security despite the availability of special funds.
\nHe said that PTI was in rule in the province for the last 10 years and was responsible to ensure the safety of the lives of innocent people that suffered a new spate of terrorist incidents.
\nIn his initial remarks at the meeting of the federal cabinet, the prime minister mentioned that Rs 417 billion were provided to KP since the year 2010 under the National Finance Commission Award.
\nThe funding was supposed to be used for the capacity-building of KP Police and security forces, he said.
\n\u201cWhere this money was spent despite the establishment of the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD),\u201d he questioned. He said the nation wanted the ruling KP government to be held accountable for the rise of terrorism in the province.
\n\u201cWho regarded the terrorist as \u2018Jihadi\u2019 and let them return,\u201d he said, pointing out the lenient approach that led to the re-emergence of terrorism in the province.
\nShehbaz Sharif lauded the courage and resilience of the people of KP for bearing the brunt of terrorism.
\nHe said several members of the political families in KP and also the former prime minister Benazir Bhutto lost their life in the wake of terrorist incidents.
\n\u201cThese invaluable sacrifices cannot be forgotten,\u201d he said, adding, it was painful that even minor children were among the dead in the recent suicide blast at a Peshawar mosque.<\/p>\n
The prime minister warned that if urgent measures were not taken to control terrorism, it could spread to the rest of the country.<\/p>\n
He vowed to \u201cunitedly\u201d fight the scourge and ensure peace in the country.<\/p>\n
He also put aside the routine agenda of the cabinet to solely discuss the issue of terrorism, saying that an in-camera session could be held for further deliberations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After fresh terror wave ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday raised serious concern over the resurfacing of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying that the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) failed to maintain security despite the availability of special funds. He said that PTI was in rule in the province for the last 10 years and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310677,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5822,362],"class_list":{"0":"post-311121","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-pm-shehbaz-sharif","9":"tag-pmln"},"yoast_head":"\n