LAHORE: Another meeting of the Punjab Apex Committee has been planned for today (Sunday) to review the efforts being made to hunt down terrorists in the province with the Rangers help.

The previous meeting of the committee was held on Sunday last in the aftermath of the Charing Cross suicide bombing which claimed 14 lives, including of DIG Ahmad Mubin and SSP Zahid Mehmood Gondal.

The meeting, which was presided over by the chief minister and attended by the Lahore corps commander and other senior military officers, had decided to call in Rangers to fight terrorists and their facilitators in the province.

Official sources said the meeting scheduled for Sunday (today) was expected to review progress on the fight against terrorists and discuss how to use Rangers more effectively. It would most probably also discuss whether the final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) should be held in Lahore, or not.

The chief minister had been discussing the issue during this week but had not as yet been able to take a decision in view of security concerns.

Published in Dawn, February 26th, 2017