Pakistani president vows to speed up action against terrorism

Source: Xinhua| 2019-04-17 00:54:19|Editor: Shi Yinglun
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ISLAMABAD, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Arif Alvi vowed on Tuesday to speed up the ongoing campaign against terrorism to fully eliminate the menace for peace, stability and progress of the country, local media reported.

Alvi made the remarks during his visit to the country's southwest provincial capital of Quetta to condole with the families of 20 victims who lost their lives in a suicide attack at a vegetable and fruit market on Friday.

The president stressed that the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) is indispensable for sustained peace in the country adding that no compromise would be made in this regard.

The NAP, Pakistan's 20-point comprehensive action plan against terrorism and extremism, was approved by the country's parliament in December 2014 after over 150 people were killed in a terrorist attack at a school.

The president said enemies of Pakistan are trying to spread anarchy but all such attempts would be foiled with unity, patience and up to the mark performance of the law enforcement agencies.

Since the start of April, Pakistan has witnessed a couple of attacks while a number of terrorist plots were foiled by security agencies.

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