Summary Says new Anti-Terrorism Force is immediately needed to confront target killers.
LAHORE (Online) Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said new Anti Terrorism Force is required to confront target killers and extortionists.
Presiding over a high level meeting on law and order situation in Lahore‚ he said there is no concession for the law enforcing agencies who fail to tackle the crimes.
The prime minister said the government is resolved to establish its writ and target killers and extortionists will be dealt with iron hand.
He was briefed about the setting up of new anti-terrorism force in the meeting.
Prime Minister said that state has the right to take pre-emptive steps for protection of its citizens.
He directed that the new force should be raised immediately with a new command structure and should be professionally sound, competent and adequately paid.
Nawaz said that a new force is needed to deliver and he expected that this new force will help in eliminating extortionists and target killers.
He further said that law enforcement agencies need to show zero tolerance towards heinous crimes.
“We have promulgated laws which would deal with the enemies of the state within the framework of our constitution and based on principles laid down by our founding fathers.Terrorists, target killers and extortionists will be dealt under the law and they will be punished after due process. If terrorists and killers have any understanding of the word of liberty, they will realise its meaning when they will be denied of that under the new law.”
He emphasized that writ of the state has to be ensured at all costs.
