Staff Reporter Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has said that terrorism is a global issue and the terrorists have no boundaries, no nationality and no religion and their main objective is to work against humanity. Now, the international community as a whole has united against terrorism and have fought successful battles against them but even today their threat to innocent lives is still simmering, therefore our strategy to combat terrorism should be multidimensional right from educating our new generation about the fruits of social values, co-existence and inter-faith harmony and plural society. He was speaking at the launching ceremony of Pakistan’s Action to Counter Terrorism (PACT), Sindh here on Wednesday at a local hotel. The programme was attended by EU Ambassador Androulla Kaminara, Home Secretary Usman Chachar and others. The CM said that terrorism was a global issue and it knows no international boundaries. “Terrorism emerges in one particular region and leaves adverse effects around the world,” he said and added “it negatively impacts the human life, health, properties, peace and stability.” He said that in Pakistan, the terrorists were getting discouraged due to the resolve and resilience of the Pakistani nation. “The challenges warrant a focused joint response by the Pakistani law enforcement agencies and civil society,” he said. Shah said that as part of Pakistan’s global commitment for ensuring peace and security, the government has devised a National Action Plan in close partnership with all the federal and provincial stakeholders. He thanked to dedicated law enforcement personnel, civil society and most importantly Pakistani people, the Operations Zarb-e-Azab which focused terrorism and Rad-ul-Fasaad that was against violent extremism, have started bearing fruits. Shah thanked European Union Ambassador Androulla Kaminara for their financial support in making this project possible and to UNODC for their hard work in bringing this project together in consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NACTA.
