Those threatening our kids from going to school will be defeated, professed Political and Military leadership

Those threatening our kids from going to school will be defeated, professed Political and Military leadership

Shiite News: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pledged on Monday to defeat the obscurantist terrorists involved in attacks on educational targets in the country as schools across Punjab resumed classes after a three-day closure over security concerns. “Those threatening our kids from going to school will be defeated,” he said at a high-level meeting convened to review the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) against terrorism and extremism.

State-run and private schools in Punjab and military-run schools across the country were briefly closed days after terrorists unleashed a wanton killing spree at the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda on January 20. At least 21 people, mostly students, were killed in the chilling assault that bore resemblance to the 2014 deadly rampage at Peshawar’s Army Public School.

According to an official handout, the prime minister renewed the nation’s ‘unflinching’ resolve to counter terrorism, saying every effort would be made to root out the malady from every nook and cranny of the country. He added “The unmatched sacrifices rendered by the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) are commendable in this regard,” he said.

The meeting was briefed about different stages of NAP implementation across the country. Participants appreciated the successes achieved in Operation Zarb-e-Azb. Attendees included army chief General Raheel Sharif, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan,  ISI chief Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar, National Security Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Nasser Janjua and senior civil and military officials.