Says do not take our leniency for weakness
ISLAMABAD: A day after a suicide bomber killed 72 people in a Lahore park, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in his address to the nation reiterated Pakistan’s “resolve to fight the menace of terrorism till it is rooted out from our society.”
“The government’s leniency should not be mistaken for state’s weakness,” warned the premier.
The prime minister said that the entire nation is mourning after the terror attack in Lahore.
“I am here today to reiterate our national resolve to fight the menace of terrorism till it is rooted out from our society,” said the premier.
The prime minister stated that although the armed forces are carrying out Operation Zarb-i-Azb, the fight is not over yet.
Referring to the recent spats of terrorist attacks outside of Pakistan, the premier said, “Terrorism has become a global threat and the whole world is affected by it.”
“In the past three years, the government and security agencies – with the national resolve backing them – have reduced terrorist activities,” said Nawaz.
The prime minister elaborated that the country is on “the path of success despite ongoing terror attacks, and the government is on track to make Pakistan the land of happiness and success.”
The premier also paid his deepest condolences to the injured and the families who lost their loved ones in the Lahore attack.
The premier’s address comes a day after at least 72 people were killed in a suicide attack that took place in Lahore’s crowded Gulshan-i-Iqbal park.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, while chairing a high-level security meeting in Lahore earlier on Monday, called for more proactive coordination amongst law enforcement and intelligence agencies against terrorism.
He said all provinces must step up intelligence-based operations against terrorists, adding that the goal is not only to eliminate the terror infrastructure but also to get rid of the extremist mindset.-Agencies
