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| Punjab govt seeks Rangers help to combat terrorism |
| 2017-02-20 |
| [DAWN] The Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard 2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers 3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... government during a provincial apex committee meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif ...Pak dynastic politician, brother of PM Nawaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab... on Sunday decided to seek support from the Rangers to combat terrorism in Punjab days after a suicide kaboom in Lahore killed at least 15 people and maimed 85 others. The details regarding the nature and extent of support to be provided by the Rangers will be finalised later, according to a statement released by the Punjab government. The suicide attack on Lahore's Mall Road claimed by the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar hit a protest of chemists and pharmaceuticals manufacturers which was attended by up to 400 people last Monday. At least six police officials were killed in the blast. Following the attack, Punjab’s law enforcement agencies had launched a province-wide crackdown on banned murderous Moslem organizations. Meeting participants today decided that indiscriminate action must be taken against banned outfits, and that all small and large agents with links to banned outfits must be incarcerated Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! . The provincial apex committee agreed that all sources of financial assistance to banned ...the word bannedseems to have a different meaning in Pakistain than it does in most other places. Or maybe it simply lacks any meaning at all... organizations must be shut down. The apex committee agreed to widen the scope of intelligence-based operations in the province and resolved to punish controllers of terrorists, the statement said, adding that there will be strict surveillance of Punjab's border districts. Steps taken under the National Action Plan to counter terrorism, militancy, extremism and sectarianism are to be reviewed, the statement today said. Foolproof security arrangements have been ordered for the China-Pakistain Economic Corridor and international visitors. |
| Posted by:Fred |