Zero tolerance for extremist elements: Firdous
She said tribal people have rendered innumerable sacrifices for peace and stability of Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday announced that the federal cabinet emphatically decided that zero tolerance will be shown towards the handful elements conspiring to put the national dignity, image and security at stake.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad to brief about the decisions taken by Federal Cabinet meeting, she said that some extremist elements were creating hurdles in the development process of the tribal areas.
The special assistant recalled that the tribal people have rendered innumerable sacrifices for peace and stability of Pakistan.
She however regretted that certain elements through their acts have put the peace and prosperity of tribal areas at stake.
Firdous also reminded that the prime minister announced development schemes worth Rs102 billion to heal the wounds of the tribal people, adding that the prime minister has also brought the tribal people into the main political process and his initiative also started a new chapter of peace and development in the areas which were once considered no go areas.
She said incidents such as attack on the security check post is a conspiracy to impede the development of the tribal districts.
The SAPM said the cabinet expressed reservations on the acts of these handful militant elements and decided that the federal and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments and the entire Pakistan will stand shoulder to shoulder for the protection of rights of the tribal people.
The special assistant had already asked the provinces to contribute three percent from the NFC to meet the development needs of tribal districts.
The meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan strongly denounced the recent attack on a security check post in North Waziristan.
Expressing solidarity with the armed forces, the meeting offered Fateha for the FC personnel martyred in the despicable incident.
The cabinet also reviewed implementation of the decisions taken in the last forty two sittings. Firdous Ashiq Awan said of the 819 decisions taken by the cabinet, five hundred and eighty four decisions were implemented whilst implementation on the remaining has been made time bound.
The prime minister directed the relevant ministers to fulfill their responsibilities for implementation of the decisions taken in the best interest of the public welfare. The secretary cabinet division informed the meeting that a mechanism has been put in place to ensure progress on the cabinet decisions.
