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ISLAMABAD, Jan 27 (APP):
Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik Tuesday urged the media not
to glorify the terrorists. “I appeal to the media not to
glorify the terrorists. Let’s not make them heros. Let’s fight terrorism
together,” said the Advisor while talking to the reporters here at the
Parliament House.
Malik said the terrorists were
seeking sympathies of media and public but the media should discourage them and
support the government efforts to root out the menace of fundamentalism from the
society.
The nation should demonstrate
unity on issue of Swat as it showed over national security after Mumbai attacks.
“Wherever the information for
presence of terrorists is received; we would take action against them, so the
people should cooperate,” the advisor said.
He said the forces were
succeeding in fight against terrorism in Federally Administered Areas (FATA) and
Swat and the people would see a change within few weeks.
“We are on ground and fighting
out the militants. We have taken control of Mingora and you would see a clear
change in three to four weeks’ time,” he said.
He said the law and order
situation was improving across NWFP and FATA.
“I do not make tall claims and
the people are the best judge. When we took over, there were rampant suicide
bombings across country. Situation is much improved now,” he remarked.
To a question about the
increase in activities of defunct Lashkar-e-Jhangvi in Punjab, Malik said the
Punjab government was alive to the situation and the law and order was in
control.
Answering to another question
regarding the new lists of high value targets released by Taliban, Rehman Malik
said the list was no more an issue.
“The terrorists were also
targeting the politicians in recent past and the new list is not an issue. We
would have to fight the terrorists together,” he concluded.
Malik said that investigations
of Mumbai attacks on our side were underway; however, he could not disclose the
confidential details of the matter.
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