PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Friday said efforts were under way for elimination of terrorism which was an international issue.
He said internal security of the institutions and active role of the masses are indispensable to get rid of this menace. He said this while talking to local people on Friday afternoon at the residence of martyred Professor Hamid Hussain of Bacha Khan University at Swabi. Relatives of the late Professor, notables of the area and local people were present on the occasion.
The chief minister expressed his deep sense of sorrow and grief over the irreparable loss of the late martyred professor Hamid. He also handed over a cheque Rs 15.4 million to the father of the late Professor Hamid Hussain on this occasion.
Talking to the people, the chief minister said that initiatives taken by the provincial government to check terrorism. He said the government was facing multiple challenges due to terrorism and it has become become ‘a cancer.’
Referring to the steps taken by the provincial government to combat terrorism, he said that for the first time, Counter Terrorism Department was established by the government to ensure coordination among the intelligence institutions.
The chief minister said that directives have already been issued to the institutions to ensure their internal security. “Now it is the responsibility of the concerned quarters to ensure implementation of the directives issued by the government,” he said.
He further said that all district police officers had been directed to ensure internal security of the educational
institutions and to have a vigilant eye over these institutions so that terrorist could not sabotage peace of the society.
The chief minister visited the residence of late Akhter Munir, Superintendent Jail. He condoled the death of the deceased with the bereaved family and prayed for the rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage and patience to his family to bear the irreparable loss.
DAILY TIMES
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