National security policy is almost complete: Ch Nisar
The policy was sought by the political leadership of the country including opposition.
ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Addressing civil and military officials at National Defense University, Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that the preparation of national security policy is in final stages and that this policy will help control extremism and militancy. He further said that the government has re-initiated the dialogue with militants adding that the power will be used only as a last resort.
Briefing about the upcoming national security policy, the minister said that the policy will have 3 parts; namely Intelligence, Strategic and Operational steps.
Ch Nisar also said that halting the dialogue with militants due to drone attacks is regrettable. The process has been restarted; the government wants long-term solution to the problem and that the use of power will be the last option.
Political leaderships including opposition had demanded the government to come up with a comprehensive national security policy detailing the solutions to the problem faced by the country for years.
After coming in to power, PML N led government had called All Parties Conference (APC) session where it was unanimously decided to give negotiations a chance and keep the military solution as the last resort. The government had claimed to begin the process but all kinds of talks with the militants came to a halt following a US drone attack that killed the then Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud. The government has been seeking to restart the whole process again ever since.
