ISLAMABAD, Dec.30 (APP): Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Wednesday said that National Action Plan (NAP) against terrorism was the agenda of Pakistan’s integrity, security and there should be no politics over it.
Speaking at the upper house of the parliament, he said as a result of  NAP, remarkable improvement had been witnessed in the security situation and for the first time there was decline in suicide attacks, abductions and attacks on Law Enforcement Agencies.  He, however, added that a lot
more had to be done for complete eradication of terrorism from the country.
He was responding to various questions of Senators in the Upper House of Parliament regarding implementation of National Action Plan (NAP) during the last one year.
He said implementation of National Action Plan (NAP) was a  shared responsibility as 10 out of 20 points related to provinces, eight to various ministries and others with the military and the intelligence agencies.
He said there was satisfactory progress on 15 points and slow on the remaining five, adding that removing the degeneration of the last 20 to 25 years would take some time.
The Minister said there were 20,000 students in both registered and unregistered seminaries of the federal capital. In the past, he said, seminaries were established even on green belts but the present government has not allowed construction of any seminary without proper permission.
Chaudhry Nisar said dialogue process was started with  Taliban under a strategy formulated in consultation with military and political leadership.
He said after the failure of dialogue, operation Zarb-e-Azb had been launched against terrorists with consensus of military and civilian leadership. He, however, said that a military operation alone could not rectify the situation and the ministry has formed a policy in this regard.
In coordination with the provincial governments, he said, a lot of big acts of terrorism were pre-empted, adding that during the last one year 6500 intelligence based operations were conducted.

ISLAMABAD, Dec 30 (APP): Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz on Wednesday urged the need of following the Quaid’s guiding principles to achieve success in every segment of life and economy.
“Hard-work, honesty and democratic approach were the main three pillars of the personality of the founder of nation, and we can achieve success in every segment of life by following his golden principles,” Sartaj Aziz said while speaking as chief guest at a function organized by Sir
Syed Memorial Society to celebrate Quaid Day here at Sir Syed Academy.

Advisor to the PM on Foreign Affairs said, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah as a student worked hard and achieved success by proving himself as the best lawyer of India.
He said it was Quaid’s honesty, political wisdom and farsightedness that he did not compromise on principles and demanded separate electorate for the Muslims of India, which ultimately led to the creation of Pakistan due to thumping majority (90% seats) achieved by the All India Muslim League in 1946 elections.
Sartaj Aziz further said that Quaid-e-Azam believed in peaceful democratic struggle, as he did not converted the dream of Pakistan into reality through violence but with the peaceful democratic struggle and effective strategy.
He urged the youth to follow the footsteps of Quaid-e-Azam and his principles to achieve success in their lives.
Sartaj Aziz showered praise on the students of formal and non-formal educational institutions of Islamabad, who presented tribute to the founder of Pakistan with their exceptional performance on the occasion.
Brig (Retd) Iqbal Shafi, founder of Sir Syed Memorial Society and a renowned Pakistan Movement worker, in his remarks on the occasion paid rich tribute to the founder of nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
He recalled his golden memories of working with Quaid-e-Azam during the Pakistan Movement.
Brig ® Shafi thanked Sartaj Aziz for attending the function and also for his contribution for the Sir Syed Memorial Society.
Dr. Muhammad Shoaib from the Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering (CASE) in his remarks on the occasion highlighted the contribution of CASE in promoting higher studies in Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD, Dec 30 (APP): Special Assistant to Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi on Wednesday said the Foreign Service gave invaluable exposure to the officers aiding their personal growth and making them better citizens.
He was presiding over the Graduation Ceremony of Foreign Service Officers of 35th Specialized Diplomatic Course here at the Foreign Service Academy.
Senior officers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, academics,
representatives of think tanks attended the ceremony.
The SAPM felicitated the officers on successful completion of their training and becoming a member of the Foreign Service of Pakistan, the first line of defence for Pakistan.
He said that the Foreign Service gave invaluable exposure to the officers, which aided their personal growth and made them better human beings.
The SAPM emphatically told the young officers to inculcate among themselves the habit of learning and questioning.
He encouraged the officers to serve their country and fellow citizens, with pride, commitment and humility.
Giving an overview of the Academy, the Director General, Foreign Service Academy Ambassador Jauhar Saleem, said the specialized institution had trained 574 Foreign Service Officers to date.
He said the Academy continuously endeavored to update its training programme to keep in step with the changing nature of diplomacy and the new and emerging challenges.
At the end of the ceremony, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs distributed certificates among the participants of 35th Specialized Diplomatic Course and awarded medals to the top three
performers of the previous batch-34th Specialized Diplomatic Course.
A total of 21, including 13 gentlemen and 8 lady probationers of the Foreign Service of Pakistan, graduated today from the Foreign Service Academy.

MURREE, Dec 29 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Tuesday while vowing to restore the natural beauty and historic buildings of the tourist resort of Murree announced provision of a modern hospital, university and water supply scheme for the area.

MURREE, Dec 29: (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Tuesday inaugurated the famous General Post Office (GPO) building which has recently been restored on the pattern of past colonial period of early 19th century.

ISLAMABAD, Dec 29 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain Tuesday called for more efforts for early conclusion of Pakistan-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

ISLAMABAD, Dec 29 (APP): President Mamnoon Hussain Tuesday expressed the hope that the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) would invest in various sectors of Pakistan, particularly energy, infrastructure and agriculture.