CM pledges to counter terror activities

LHAORE - Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the whole nation will have to make concerted and determined efforts for the elimination of terrorism and militancy in the interest of survival of the country. He said it is the need of the hour that we should play a historic role for national sovereignty and integrity.
He was addressing a meeting of parliamentary party of PML-N at the CM House here on Monday. Makhdoom Ahmad Mehmood, Noor Niazi, Senior Advisor, Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa and Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah were also present on the occasion.
The Chief Minister said that Pakistan is facing serious challenges in the form of extremism and terrorism due to which the whole country is in the grip of fear and the economy as well as the process of investment has been seriously affected. He said that hideous conspiracies are being hatched to destabilize Pakistan, and it is high time the nefarious designs of the enemies were foiled in the interest of survival and future of the country.
He said that Allah Almighty has given an opportunity to present leadership to change the destiny of the people, root out cruelty and injustices from the society and provide prompt and inexpensive justice as well as basic facilities to the citizens, therefore, every effort should be made to come up to the expectations of the masses.
The CM said that collective efforts are needed to save Pakistan from lawlessness and terrorism and the elected representatives will have to play a key role for defusing the situation and it is possible only if petty differences were sunk and the whole nation stood united on a single platform. He said that we will have to realize our responsibilities at this critical juncture of our national history and immediate steps will have to be taken for safeguarding the country.
He paid rich tributes to elected representatives for their political maturity and unswerving determination for the restoration of judiciary and said that Quaid PML-N, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif displayed extreme sagacity and steadfastness on this occasion and is still playing a pivotal role in steering the country out of the present crisis. He said that with the grace of Allah Almighty Pakistan will live for ever and will achieve the status envisioned by Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Mohammad Iqbal.