[Dawn] Pakistain's federal cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft law to establish a new counter terrorism body aimed at better coordinating efforts to defeat Taliban and al Qaeda-linked violence, a minister said.Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said the main objective was to defeat terrorism, but he provided no details on exactly how the new organization would help.
"The cabinet today approved the National Counter-Terrorism Authority Bill the need for which has been felt for a long time," Kaira told news hounds after a regular cabinet meeting.