ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Monday that the government has released Rs1.4 billion for National Counter-Terrorism Authority [NACTA].
He said the Prime Minister himself monitored the NAP to ensure significant progress on it which has resulted reduction of terrorist incidents in the country.
Speaking on a motion moved by Sehar Kamran regarding status of implementation of the National Action and suggest ways and means for its uniform implementation in the country,
Minister of State for Interior Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman said that the law and order and security situation has greatly improved and economy is on upward trajectory due to effective implementation of National Action Plan evolved by all the stakeholders unanimously.
The Minister of State said the government has also released 1.4 billion rupees against the demanded budget of 1.8 billion rupees by National Counter-Terrorism Authority [NACTA]. He said a number of recruitments have been made while numerous others are underway to provide manpower to the authority.
He said an exclusive helpline 1717 was established to receive people’s complaints and to this effect about 250,000 calls were received which also covered complaints regarding hate speeches. He said a number of arrests have also been made and substantial hate material confiscated so far.
Baligh-ur-Rehman said counter-terrorism force has been established in Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Federal Capital, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir to check militancy in the country. He said hundred percent mapping of religious seminaries has been completed in Punjab, Sindh and Federal Capital while KP and Balochistan are also in the process of completing it.
He said Karachi operation was also launched after taking all the political forces into confidence. He said across the board action is being taken against terrorists which will continue till elimination of last terrorist.
The House offered Fateha for the departed souls of the renowned writer Bano Qudsia, famous educationist Hameeda Khuhro and mother-in-law of Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed.
The House also passed unanimous resolutions expressing profound grief over the sad demise of Bano Qudsia and Hameeda Khuhro.
The resolutions were moved by Syed Shibli Faraz and Leader of the House Raja Zafarul Haq respectively.
Five bills were introduced in the House on Monday.
These are “The Islamabad Capital Territory Senior Citizens Board Bill, 2017”, “The Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2017”, “The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2017”, “The Islamabad Rent Restriction (Amendment) Bill, 2017” and “The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2017” (Amendment of Fourth Schedule).
These bills were moved by Chaudhary Tanvir Khan, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati and Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh.
The Chair referred these bills to the Standing Committees concerned for further deliberations.
The Senate today passed “The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Bill, 2016”.
The bill moved by Nuzhat Sadiq provides to amend the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Act, 1675.
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