6 March 2011
Sialkot
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan said that a committee had been formed to establish a counter-terrorism authority. She further said that there was a need to have a counter-terrorism authority in the country and the ministry of interior was working on it.She said in the last cabinet meeting, the ministry had taken an initiative for the authority,but it could not be done due to some concerns of the ministry of law.
The minister,however, added that now a committee had been formed to review all the process and expressed the hope that soon some progress would be made in this regard.
She said that some elements were engaged in point scoring on the issue of extremism and terrorism and called upon all the political parties to join hands so that a comprehensive strategy could be adopted to steer the country out of these challenges.
The minister said that the government was fully cognizant of all the issues and using all available means to tackle the challenges faced by the country.
Sialkot
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan said that a committee had been formed to establish a counter-terrorism authority. She further said that there was a need to have a counter-terrorism authority in the country and the ministry of interior was working on it.She said in the last cabinet meeting, the ministry had taken an initiative for the authority,but it could not be done due to some concerns of the ministry of law.
The minister,however, added that now a committee had been formed to review all the process and expressed the hope that soon some progress would be made in this regard.
She said that some elements were engaged in point scoring on the issue of extremism and terrorism and called upon all the political parties to join hands so that a comprehensive strategy could be adopted to steer the country out of these challenges.
The minister said that the government was fully cognizant of all the issues and using all available means to tackle the challenges faced by the country.
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