Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan presented a five-point strategy at the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, saying such a plan could form the conceptual bedrock of a global action plan in dealing with the menace.
The five-point action plan dwells on (i) Strengthening local communities, (ii) Winning the trust of mainstream peace loving majority, (iii) building resilience in local communities against radicalization, (iv) addressing the push factors driving people to extremism; and (v) focusing on education to promote tolerance and communal harmony.
In his remarks at the summit, Nisar appreciated the US Administration’s leadership in taking the summit initiative that could lay the basis for forging common ground against the common enemy of violent extremism.
“Violent extremism was an affront to core human values and threatened all societies; there were no accused or judges in this debate,” the interior minister stated.
He recalled that after the terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar in December last year Pakistan not only understood the challenge but also empathized with other nations facing inhuman and mindless acts of violence.
Despite the high odds, the minister said the people of Pakistan remained steadfast in their resolve to defeat the menace of terrorism.
Sharing Pakistan’s recent actions in this regard, the Interior Minister said that the operation Zarb-e-Azb and Pakistan’s National Action Plan were tangible and a concrete demonstration of comprehensive and determined law enforcement actions being taken by Pakistan.
