Summary The councils of the respective areas will give approval for this act
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – A high level meeting chaired by the Prime Minister (PM) on Tuesday has decided to establish military courts in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan to counter-terrorism for which the councils concerned will give approval.
PM Nawaz Sharif chaired a high level meeting in Islamabad to review the implementation of the National Action Plan.
The meeting decided that the 21st Amendment in the Constitution would also be enacted in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. The Amendment in the Army Act 1952 would also be enacted in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit. The councils of the respective areas will give approval for this act.
The Interior Ministry gave a briefing to the PM regarding the implementation of the National Action Plan and countering terrorism. The meeting was told that as many as 164 cases of hate speeches have been registered in Islamabad and other cities of Punjab since December 23 2014. At least 157 suspects have been arrested in different operations. As many as 40 printing presses have been shut down for printing of provocative material. Moreover, at least 1994 cases and 1088 arrests have been done for illegal use of loud speakers.
PM Nawaz was told in the briefing that the ministry is awaiting details from other provinces regarding the implementation of the National Action Plan. The PM said that the government is making all-out efforts to end terrorism and there is no place for terrorists in Pakistan. He expressed a resolve to not sit with peace until the killing of the very last terrorist in the country.
Federal interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Attorney General, National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) Coordinator, law experts and others attended the meeting.
