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| Fate of Islamabad's anti-terror force hangs in balance |
| 2015-07-14 |
| [DAWN] More than six months after the National Action Plan (NAP) was finalised, the Islamabad Police is still struggling to get the green signal for the special anti- terror force for the federal capital. Death by babu... Of the 20 points listed for implementation under NAP, number eight aimed at establishing a 'special anti-terrorism force'. With this aim in mind, the Islamabad police had proposed a strong contingent of 1,000 highly trained personnel to fight terrorism in the capital. Sources in the Islamabad police told Dawn that the file for the establishment of the anti-terrorism police force had made its way to a senior government functionary for approval. "The file was forwarded to the ICT administration and the Chief Commissioner's office forwarded the file to the interior ministry and now it is with the Planning Commission," the officer said. However, women are made to be loved, not understood... background conversations with concerned officials revealed that there is a serious difference of opinion over the plan between the police and the interior ministry. Despite resistance by the Islamabad police, the ministry has decided that the Rs1.8 billion project would be implemented in two phases. |
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