Draft of National Security Policy finalised, says Ch Nisar
Says the draft will be presented in the Cabinet Committee on National Security on Monday.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan says draft of National Security Policy has been prepared and it will soon be announced after Federal Cabinet approval.
Addressing a news conference in here on Sunday‚ Ch Nisar said the draft will first be presented in the Cabinet Committee on National Security to be held on Monday. Then it will be presented in the Federal Cabinet for approval.
Chaudhry Nisar said the policy will have three parts; one is secret, which will not be revealed. The second is strategic‚ giving a roadmap as to how we will go ahead and the third part is operational.
Interior Minister said the first operation to eliminate terrorism in the country is Dialogue and Peace. This decision has been taken he added. If dialogues are not successful‚ then the other options will be adopted.
He said there will be a timeframe for measures to be taken under the policy. He said in this connection a national network will be in place in one year.
Referring to government s initiative of dialogue with Taliban‚ he said there will be much progress in this regard if there was no drone attack.
Interior Minister said election process is being made doubtful by some parties and allegations are being leveled against the government. He said decisions on complaints against elections are the jurisdiction of election tribunal and courts.
He said it was decided with the approval of the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that administrative control with reference to verification of thumb impressions relating to elections will be transferred to Election Commission for three months for transparency.
He said an office order will be issued tomorrow after meeting with Secretary Election Commission under which NADRA, which is working under Interior Ministry, will transfer control regarding election matters to the Election Commission for three months.
He said NADRA chief Tariq Malik’s termination was according to Law and he was restored following the court orders.
