Interior Minister Rehman Malik claiming that peace had been established in Balochistan province’s rural areas said that a massive conspiracy has been hatched to destabilisePakistanand unity is the key to foiling this plot.
Talking to the media on his arrival in the provincial capital at theQuettaAirport, Malik said that a decline in the incidents of extremism had occurred in rural areas.
Mr Malik said terrorists were also targeting women and children, however, authorities were acting against them in full force.
He said that exotic powers were trying to destabilise Balochistan.
“I do not share any information without solid intelligence backing. There are evidences that foreign powers are behind the insurgency inPakistanand their agenda is to weaken the country”, Malik said.
He said that peace had been established in Balochistan province’s rural areas and now the terrorists have started shifting toQuetta
He further said that several banned outfits, including Tehrik-i-TalibanPakistan(TTP) and Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ), were active in the southwestern province. He said that he had presented credible evidence of entry of banned outfits in to the province. These organisations have link with Jandullah as well as other organisations.
He vowed that an action would be taken against the terrorists in the province.
The interior minister appreciated the provincial government’s counter terrorism measures, adding that all the people arrested under the charges of terrorism would be brought before the public.
Rehman Malik said that PM has given him special directives that sense of deprivation of Balochis has to be eliminated.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik claiming that peace had been established in Balochistan province’s rural areas said that a massive conspiracy has been hatched to destabilise Pakistan and unity is the key to foiling this plot
Talking to the media on his arrival in the provincial capital at the Quetta Airport, Malik said that a decline in the incidents of extremism had occurred in rural areas.
Mr Malik said terrorists were also targeting women and children, however, authorities were acting against them in full force.
He said that exotic powers were trying to destabilise Balochistan.
“I do not share any information without solid intelligence backing. There are evidences that foreign powers are behind the insurgency in Pakistan and their agenda is to weaken the country”, Malik said.
He said that peace had been established in Balochistan province’s rural areas and now the terrorists have started shifting to Quetta.
He further said that several banned outfits, including Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ), were active in the southwestern province. He said that he had presented credible evidence of entry of banned outfits in to the province. These organisations have link with Jandullah as well as other organisations.
He vowed that an action would be taken against the terrorists in the province.
The interior minister appreciated the provincial government’s counter terrorism measures, adding that all the people arrested under the charges of terrorism would be brought before the public.
Rehman Malik said that PM has given him special directives that sense of deprivation of Balochis has to be eliminated.