Punjab government Spokesman Zaeem Qadri has said that Punjab province is at top of the list in taking effective steps under National Action Plan. He said that the punishments have been made more stringent and fines increased by making amendment in laws for checking terrorism and lawlessness. He said that process of geo tagging and registration of all the seminaries of the province has been completed. He said that thousands of persons have been arrested and cases registered by adopting a strict strategy for curbing provocative speeches and literature.
Qadri further said that trained counter terrorism force has been set up only in Punjab. He said that 48,617 cases have been registered and 53,151 persons arrested during action taken by counter terrorism force and police under National Action Plan. Special topic has been included in textbooks for creating public awareness against terrorism, Zaeem Qadri concluded.