Summary Nisar vowed to write letters to European countries' interior ministers in matter of deportees
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar on Friday has informed the National Assembly (NA) that the government and clerics’ bodies have agreed on registration of seminaries and syllabi.
He said that the federal government welcomes constructive criticism. Nisar said that every criticism that is aimed to bring positive outcomes is always required. He assured every single member of the Parliament that he did not take offense of any piece of criticism.
Nisar said that development in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) depends on the government’s decisions. The government has kept its focus to bring FATA in the progress flow.
Responsibility of the effective implementation of National Action Plan (NAP) is his, he added. The Interior Minister said that he would present a progress report regarding NAP in the Senate in the coming week.
A passport office would be established in Balochistan’s Sherani District by June 2016.
He said that he still stands by his stance that US sabotaged the peace process. Pakistan was made a country where wrongdoings were easy while rightdoings were hard to be done, he added.
Nisar said that to keep one’s name in the Exit Control List (ECL) for more than three years would not be fair. More than 10,000 people have been put off from the ECL, he added.
Hundreds of non-governmental organizations (NGO) were functioning in the country and the ministry has taken necessary measures to keep a check. He said that an online registration form was issued for the NGOs. At least 127 NGOs have applied for registrations in the recent past, he added.
The minister said that organisations which are approved by the government could function in the country. The ministry also maintained a check on issuance of visas to foreigners, he added.
Nisar said that any illegal immigrants who are deported without proper documentation would be sent back. The government has not barred any country from deporting illegal Pakistani immigrants. However, he said that deportees from Bulgaria, Australia and Greece who did not have required documents were sent back.
The federal minister said that no Pakistani should be thought of dubiously. Nisar vowed to write letters to European countries’ interior ministers in the matter.
Nisar Ali also said that around four lacs unverified licenses of weapons were issued since 1977. The ministry has declared eight thousand licenses for weapons bogus. He said that licenses of prohibited weapons were issued in the past.
He announced to launch a proper campaign against illegal weapons from January 2016. All the unverified licenses would be cancelled in January.
While talking about communication choices and SIMs, Nisar said that at least 11.5 crore SIMs have been registered in the country while nine crore SIMs were blocked. A case would also be launched against persons who issue SIMs illegally, he added.
The federal minister also talked about success of the Operation Zarb-e-Azb in the National Assembly (NA). He said that a military operation alone could not better the situation and the ministry has formed a policy in this regard.
An all party’s conference was called on December 17 and several clerics’ played positive roles in the meeting. However, he stressed the need to consolidate intelligence agencies in war on terror.
