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Plan to blow up parliament House, ISI HQs foiled, 38 terrorists arrested: Senate body informed
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has revealed that the security forces by carrying out successful action foiled a plan to attack the Parliament House and Headquarter of ISI and arrested 36 terrorists and recovered 8 suicide jackets from their possession.
The federal minister while giving briefing to Senate Standing Committee on Interior in the Parliament House on Monday said that terrorists planned to target the building of the Parliament House and ISI but the Islamabad Police and Intelligence Agencies in a joint action foiled these terror attempts.
Rehman Malik said that a deal to get scanners from China has been completed and these scanners would be installed in all main cities of the country within six months to thoroughly check any vehicle while for small cities mobile scanners would be installed
Talking on operation against militants, the minister said that the Pakistan Army conducted successive operation in record time in Swat and Malakand and made possible for the repatriation of IDPs to their areas.
Commenting on Police Station culture in the country, he said that it was governments utmost priority to change the culture and to make police stations as people friendly, adding the country was not only facing shortage of police stations but the staff. He urged to bring improvement in the capabilities of police which is vital to defeat the menace of terrorism and informed the committee that 20,000 police officials being recruited in every province as one police man is for 557 people.
Informing the committee about the steps taken by the government for release of Pakistani arrested in Saudi Arabia in drug case, the minister said that diplomatic efforts were underway for the release of innocent Pakistanis, adding Pakistan is ready to handover the accused Sarwat Hussain and other involved in the smuggling of drugs.
He said that inquiry would also be started against the staff of custom and Narcotics.
Talking on death of former Foreign Secretary Niaz A Naik, Rehman Mali said that a report has been sought from IG Islamabad, adding a medical board has been formed to investigate the death. He said that it has been learnt that Niaz Naik had a clash with his servants and the authorities concerned have been directed to included his (Naik) servants into the process of investigation while some thieves tided up the late foreign secretary with rope and it was also observing in the investigation process.
About the murder of Excise Minister for Balochistan, Rustam Jamali in Karachi, Rehman Malik said that investigation was underway through three points included car snatching bid, target killing or old enmity. He said that the initial inquiry report revealed that the late minister was going to Gulshan-e-Johar and three persons interpreted him and tried to snatch his vehicle and shot two bullets after their failure in car snatching bid.
He said that the investigation was underway to probe the recovery of liquor from the vehicle of Senator Gulshan Syed as the incident is tarnishing the image of the parliament.
Plan to blow up parliament House, ISI HQs foiled, 38 terrorists arrested: Senate body informed
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has revealed that the security forces by carrying out successful action foiled a plan to attack the Parliament House and Headquarter of ISI and arrested 36 terrorists and recovered 8 suicide jackets from their possession.
The federal minister while giving briefing to Senate Standing Committee on Interior in the Parliament House on Monday said that terrorists planned to target the building of the Parliament House and ISI but the Islamabad Police and Intelligence Agencies in a joint action foiled these terror attempts.
Rehman Malik said that a deal to get scanners from China has been completed and these scanners would be installed in all main cities of the country within six months to thoroughly check any vehicle while for small cities mobile scanners would be installed
Talking on operation against militants, the minister said that the Pakistan Army conducted successive operation in record time in Swat and Malakand and made possible for the repatriation of IDPs to their areas.
Commenting on Police Station culture in the country, he said that it was governments utmost priority to change the culture and to make police stations as people friendly, adding the country was not only facing shortage of police stations but the staff. He urged to bring improvement in the capabilities of police which is vital to defeat the menace of terrorism and informed the committee that 20,000 police officials being recruited in every province as one police man is for 557 people.
Informing the committee about the steps taken by the government for release of Pakistani arrested in Saudi Arabia in drug case, the minister said that diplomatic efforts were underway for the release of innocent Pakistanis, adding Pakistan is ready to handover the accused Sarwat Hussain and other involved in the smuggling of drugs.
He said that inquiry would also be started against the staff of custom and Narcotics.
Talking on death of former Foreign Secretary Niaz A Naik, Rehman Mali said that a report has been sought from IG Islamabad, adding a medical board has been formed to investigate the death. He said that it has been learnt that Niaz Naik had a clash with his servants and the authorities concerned have been directed to included his (Naik) servants into the process of investigation while some thieves tided up the late foreign secretary with rope and it was also observing in the investigation process.
About the murder of Excise Minister for Balochistan, Rustam Jamali in Karachi, Rehman Malik said that investigation was underway through three points included car snatching bid, target killing or old enmity. He said that the initial inquiry report revealed that the late minister was going to Gulshan-e-Johar and three persons interpreted him and tried to snatch his vehicle and shot two bullets after their failure in car snatching bid.
He said that the investigation was underway to probe the recovery of liquor from the vehicle of Senator Gulshan Syed as the incident is tarnishing the image of the parliament.