PM summons meeting to review progress on National Action Plan

E-Paper | April 24, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has summoned an important meeting on Tuesday to review progress on the National Action Plan (NAP) to curb terrorism.

The meeting will be attended by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (DG-ISI) General Rizwan Akhtar and other high officials.

The prime minister had spent Saturday in meetings aimed at devising a concerted strategy to ensure the effective implementation of the 20-point NAP, agreed upon by all political parties.

The NAP was drafted in the wake of the Peshawar school attack to chalk out a comprehensive strategy to combat terrorism.

A parliamentary committee had been formed in this regard which evaluated the post Peshawar tragedy scenario and discussed necessary laws and amendments in relation to terrorism.

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Anarchist

Dec 28, 2014 06:42pm

Meeting to 'review progress' when implementation has not started yet? Form another committee that will review progress of other 16 committees. Are you guys serious?

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Farhan

Dec 28, 2014 06:52pm

Our PM is definitely serious about resolving issues Pakistan is facing. A very good PM and IK is not at all an alternative option.

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Rajab Ali

Dec 28, 2014 06:57pm

To form more committees!

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Shakeel

Dec 28, 2014 07:00pm

Some glaring comments inciting hate have appeared on the media recently. Why don't you take action soonest by taking the offenders by the scruff of the neck to show you are in business?

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Ali

Dec 28, 2014 07:47pm

Sir now we respect you regrading the action you took and we support till your success.

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Rajab Ali

Dec 28, 2014 10:18pm

@Farhan : Of course he is! But not for the country but to save his government. The only thing he is good to make is committees and nothing else.

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Warrior Bin Qasim

Dec 28, 2014 10:34pm

Meetings actually makes one look busy.

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tinker bell

Dec 28, 2014 10:59pm

Why are executions of trialed and punished terrorists not taking place?

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Ayaz

Dec 29, 2014 12:12am

Here is the progress report Mr. PM ..... Mullah Abdul Aziz is still in Red Mosque spewing venom

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Faisal Sherwani

Dec 29, 2014 01:16am

All this Govt has to give is Metros, meetings and committees....

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sir

Dec 29, 2014 01:29am

Dear PM Nawaz Sharif, Nation is waiting for Action. God knows if the same incidents had happen anywhere else that nation would have went to war to satisfy there people anger. And here leaders are afraid to send troops across border to capture and killed terrorist (who committed genocide). We are a Nuclear state should start action like one.

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sir

Dec 29, 2014 01:39am

@Shakeel Why wait and wait for consensus based decisions (most time consuming decision making approach), Sometime leader are presented within an opportunity in there political career to become immortal. Nawaz Sharif just wasted one. For me he was never a Leader otherwise how can he went to bed knowing 150 people lost their lives and their bloods should be on his conscious on 16th Dec. and its Day 13th is over. Ask the parent of the poor child today or even months from now, They will have sleepless nights/month and wont be at peace till revenge is taken from the culprits

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Ashraf Choudhry

Dec 29, 2014 01:57am

Leaders lead by making decisions. Only Head clerks nee to consult their equals or superiors.This decision making makes PM different from ministers..

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Nyc

Dec 29, 2014 02:40am

They only begin to care when they lose their own. Typical.

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Ali

Dec 29, 2014 03:17am

Nawaz sharif is corrupt and liar. We are fools if we are expecting any good from a corrupt person

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Snadard

Dec 29, 2014 08:27am

Please stand behind your leader in these testing times. No matter what this is not the time to criticise but to join hands for the sake of our progeny!

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Ashraf Choudhry

Dec 29, 2014 09:13am

As if Karachi fire was not enough of a signal about progress. Shahi way of sending signals.

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Ashraf Choudhry

Dec 29, 2014 09:14am

@Rajab Ali ProgressivevPM.

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Dec 29, 2014 09:22am

What else can he do?

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umer

Dec 29, 2014 09:46am

@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad He can resign and go home.

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tinker bell

Dec 29, 2014 10:06am

@Snadard I will stand behind him the day he starts acting like a leader. All he has done so far is talk. He is afraid to act.

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Justwsf

Dec 29, 2014 08:27pm

Nothing will happen ...just time pass we know that ...

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