by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, March 8th, 2019
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has warned that the country will face international sanctions if no action is taken against proscribed organisations.
He was speaking at a press conference held here on Thursday to inform the media about the decisions made by the federal cabinet earlier in the day.
According to the minister, the cabinet, in its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, decided to maintain national consensus forged during Pakistan-India standoff and keep the opposition on board over major national issues, including the ongoing crackdown against proscribed organisations.
The cabinet decided to set up a committee, to be headed by the prime minister and with representation of all parliamentary parties, to make decisions on vital national issues, including banned organisations.
The information minister hinted that the action against proscribed organisations was being taken under international pressure as he said: “If we do not take action against them [the banned groups], we will have to face international sanctions and the cost of electricity, gas and businesses will go further up in the country.”
The cabinet was informed that under the current action against proscribed outfits, the security forces had taken 121 people under preventive detention.
The minister said the current action against banned outfits was being taken under the National Action Plan to counter terrorism.
Talking about recent Indian aggression against Pakistan, he said international press had endorsed Pakistan’s point of view and criticised the Indian government for putting (lives of) hundreds of thousands of people on the line only for the sake of wining coming general elections.
According to the interior ministry, in compliance with the NAP, the provincial governments have taken over control of 182 seminaries, 34 schools/colleges, five hospitals, 163 dispensaries, 184 ambulances and eight offices.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1468297/minister-says-inaction-against-banned-outfits-will-lead-to-sanctions
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