Caretaker Interior Minister doesn’t rule out possibility of terrorism

Threat of terrorism cannot be ruled out at any time, said Caretaker Interior Minister Azam Khan on Wednesday.

On the subject of ensuring security during the elections, Khan said that their priority was to safeguard rallies of political parties and leaders.
He, however, said the decision to summon Army to ensure security during the elections was made by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The ECP should have consulted the interior ministry on the decision, the interior minister said.
He further said the election commission was transferring officials on its own and the caretaker setup was not aware of that.
“Came to know about secretary interior’s transfer through newspaper today,” Khan said.
The National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has also summoned a key meeting to review security during the polls, scheduled to be held next month.