Govt To Launch Crackdown Against Militant Outfits

Govt to launch crackdown against militant outfits

The action against these militant outfits was also confirmed by Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry while talking to a TV channel.

Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 4th March, 2019) The Pakistani government has decided to launch a crackdown against banned militant organisations.

According to a report published in a local newspaper, “the action would soon be visible as things progress”.

The action against these militant outfits was also confirmed by Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry while talking to a tv channel.

The minister said that the government has decided to launch strict action against all the militant outfits with political consensus under the National Action Plan.

Fawad Chaudhry, however, did not give a timeline of the crackdown, adding that the security forces will decide about this.

Earlier, the National Security Committee had in its Feb 21 meeting “decided to accelerate action against proscribed organisations” and ordered re-imposition of ban on Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and its charity wing Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF).