Peshawar
\nKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s (K-P) Information Advisor, Barrister Saif, has accused federal agencies of doing propaganda against the provincial government and military over the Bannu incident, labelling Atta Tarar\u2019s role in it as \u201cridiculous.\u201d
\nSpeaking to the media after an apex committee meeting chaired by K-P Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Thursday, Saif said that military officials and members of the Bannu Jirga also attended the meeting.
\nThe discussion focused on the province\u2019s law and order situation.
\nHe noted that eight military personnel and two civilians were martyred in the Bannu cantonment attack. At the same time, a protest on July 19 resulted in the death of one person due to gunfire.
\nSaif mentioned that the previous apex committee meeting had made significant decisions, and the government promptly controlled the situation, engaging in talks with the peace committee and presenting their demands to the CM.
\n\u201cWe discussed 16 points concerning the entire province, including the Azm-e-Istahkam operation, which requires a defined procedure; otherwise, it cannot be allowed,\u201d the PTI lawmaker said.
\n\u201cDeliberate confusion was created about this operation, but it is not a new military operation. Existing actions will continue,\u201d he stated.
\nSaif emphasised that police and the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) would be at the forefront of every anti-terrorism operation.
\n\u201cWe have allocated 3.3 billion rupees to provide resources to the police and CTD, increase security personnel, and recruit 500 personnel for Kulachi. Additional personnel will be recruited from relevant districts for the CTD,\u201d he added.
\nThe K-P advisor said military leadership would fully cooperate for law and order, and the apex committee\u2019s scope would be extended to divisional and district levels.
\n\u201cComplete enforcement and action will be taken on the blockade of terrorists and check posts, and more resources will be provided to southern districts,\u201d he said.
\nHe announced that police and CTD would conduct operations and that a judicial commission would be formed to investigate the Bannu incident.
\n\u201cWe are compiling an administrative report, and once the chief justice nominates a member for the judicial commission, the administrative inquiry will also come under their jurisdiction,\u201d Saif explained.
\nHe revealed that CM Gandapur would visit Bannu the next day and address a public gathering at 3pm.
\nHe condemned the political activities harming national interests and mentioned the federal government\u2019s propaganda against the provincial government and military regarding the Bannu incident.
\n\u201cAtta Tarar\u2019s role in this propaganda is ridiculous, and one province also played a part by creating confusion regarding Azm-e-Istehkam operation,\u201d he maintained.
\nThe advisor said it was decided in the apex committee meeting that raids on madrassas and mosques would be conducted by police and CTD. He also noted that militants, previously active in northern areas, are now in southern districts and entering Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa via Balochistan.
\n\u201cAction will be taken against institutions failing in their duties regarding law and order,\u201d he warned.
\n\u201cWe negotiated with the Taliban for peace, but accusations were made against us. Those who lay down arms and talk should be engaged, which is the Islamic way. Too much blood has been shed; issues should be resolved through dialogue and negotiations,\u201d Saif concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Peshawar Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s (K-P) Information Advisor, Barrister Saif, has accused federal agencies of doing propaganda against the provincial government and military over the Bannu incident, labelling Atta Tarar\u2019s role in it as \u201cridiculous.\u201d Speaking to the media after an apex committee meeting chaired by K-P Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Thursday, Saif said that military …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":67850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67835"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67851,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67835\/revisions\/67851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nabanews.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}