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| 46 terrorists nabbed from Islamabad Madaris, NA panel told |
| 2009-09-10 |
| [The News (Pak)] The Capital Police have arrested 46 terrorists during the last six months from the federal capital who were planning terrorist attacks on the Parliament House, intelligence agencies' offices, parliamentarians, National Defence University and other sensitive areas in the capital. Inspector General of Police Syed Kaleem Imam told the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Interior here on Tuesday that these terrorists came here from different parts of the country. He said most of the terrorists were arrested from different Madaris, located in the federal capital. He said despite lack of resources, Jawans of the Capital Police were performing their duties at the cost of their lives for the safety and security of the citizens. A meeting of the committee, presided over by its Chairman Abdul Qadir Patel, lauded the efforts of the Capital Police for maintaining law and order in Islamabad and foiling a number of terrorist plots in the recent past. Referring to the terrorist attack on the minister for religious affairs, the IG informed the committee that the head constable on duty with the minister foiled the assassination attempt of the attackers by firing four bullets at them. He said an investigation in this regard was progressing in the right direction, as the police had got leads from suspects. Imam said the policeman, who sustained five bullet wounds, had been promoted to ASI in recognition of his bravery. In addition to this, he had also been awarded Rs 500,000 in prize money, the IG said. He informed the committee that all the federal ministers would soon be provided special security squads for their safety and security. The IG called for an effective mechanism for monitoring the activities of the Madaris located in the federal capital. Earlier, the committee discussed the registration of the Madaris in the federal capital and expressed concern over delay in their registration by the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration. The committee directed the ICT administration to expedite the registration of the Madaris and evolve an effective mechanism for monitoring their activities. The ICT deputy commissioner informed the committee that the ICT alone could not stop the mushroom growth of Madaris in the federal capital. He said the Capital Development Authority (CDA) was responsible for the allotment of plots to the Madaris as well as stopping encroachment in any part of the capital. He said there were 140 Madaris in the federal capital, out of which, 122 had been registered, while efforts were underway to convince the others for registration. |
| Posted by:Fred |