A crucial meetings between top civilian and military brass ended with the announcement of 29 new civil-military wings ensuring full implementation of the National Action Plan in the country.
The meeting led by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif opened deliberations on injecting a refresh momentum into NAP.
Director General Inter Services Public Relations Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa and Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security Lieutenant General (R) Nasir Khan Janjua were also in attendance during the meeting.
The participants of the meet agreed unanimously that the civil-military coordination in a bid to eliminate terrorism from the country would continue. The new civilian-military wings would assist in improving border management and subsequently checking terrorist infiltration in the country from the neighbouring countries particularly from the war-hit Afghanistan and India.
Matters related to the country’s internal security options would be enhanced through these wings, it was maintained in the meeting
Meanwhile, General (R) Janjua was named as the head of the NAP implementation committee in which, it was announced that interior secretary and Director General National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) would also play their part with provincial secretaries, interior secretaries and inspector generals.
The meeting also discussed the controversial cybercrime bill approved earlier this month by the National Assembly in length.
