Summary Senate members will be able to list recommendations once the policy is presented, he said.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Parliamentary leader of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Raza Rabbani said on Friday that it is unconstitutional not to present national internal security policy in senate adding that a privileged motion will be brought against the government if the policy is not presented.
Addressing the press outside parliament house, Rabbani said that the importance of both houses is clear in the constitution and that federal cabinet is answerable to both houses.
He said that national internal security policy should be presented in the senate and only then the members would be able to list down recommendations.
National Internal Security Policy Announced
It merits mentioning here that Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan announced national policy for internal security in the National Assembly on Wednesday.
He said three-pronged policy has been adopted to counter terrorism in the country. He said the first part of the policy will be secret‚ second strategic and third operational.
He said the policy has been formulated in a span of five months after consultations with all the segments of society and keeping in view the international models.
He said that this policy is not a final word and genuine inputs of parliamentarians will be welcomed and incorporated in the policy.
The Minister regretted that despite serious situation the previous governments did not bother to formulate a focused national security policy. He said that national security is the matter of the existence and future of the country and for this reason the government made untiring efforts to furnish a comprehensive policy. He said that the issue of terrorism will be resolved with political consensus no matter what option is exercised. He said this is not an easy task as we are facing an unseen enemy but the incumbent government under the leadership of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is determined to make the country secure at all costs.
He expressed the confidence that we will rid the country of the wave of terror.
The Interior Minister said that the decision to hit the hideouts of terrorists was in consistent with the Prime Minister’s statement that violence and dialogue cannot go side by side.
Interior Minister said the government has introduced basic change in its policy on terrorism and decided to target terrorist leadership in their headquarters.
He said the government gave priority to dialogues with those who wanted to talk.
The Interior Minister said talks were held with commitment and transparently; however‚ unfortunately the violence in the country did not come to an end. He said the Prime Minister in the wake of grave violent incidents decided to suspend the talks. He said violence and talks cannot go side by side. The Interior Minister told the National Assembly that input of all the stakeholders was taken for the formulation of policy.
He said the National Counter Terrorism Authority will be made fully functional to deal with all the terror-related issues. He said a rapid response force will initially be established in Islamabad with manpower of five hundred personnel. This force will be replicated in all the four provinces after consultation of the provincial governments. This Anti-Terrorism force will be fully equipped to enable it react rapidly to any terror incident. Similarly‚ an internal security department will be established to enhance cooperation among civil Armed Forces.
Giving strong reaction to the recent acts of terrorism‚ Ch. Nisar Ali Khan said that befitting response will be given to any act of terror from the militants and terrorists.
The Interior Minister made it clear that stalled dialogue process will be resumed only after the end of terror activities from the other side.
