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Rangers to help police in operation against terrorists in Punjab

LAHORE: Punjab government has decided to widen the scope of operation against terrorists in Punjab and Rangers would be called in to help law enforcement agencies in crackdown on the suspected terrorists and their facilitators.

A meeting of Punjab’s apex committee was held here with Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in the chair.

The meeting was attended among others by Advisor to Prime Minister on National Security Lt. General (Retd) Nasir Janjua. Corps Commander Lahore Lt General Sadiq Ali, Director General Rangers Punjab Major General Azahr Naveed Hayat, and Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Saeed.

Officials of Punjab Home Department briefed the meeting about the actions so far taken in the province under National Action Plan. After the briefing, it was decided that the scope of intelligence-based operation would be widened and indiscriminate action would be taken against terrorists of all hue.  For this purpose, it was decided, Rangers’ help would also be taken.

On the occasion, Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif said that the civilian and military leadership was on the same page in the ongoing war against terrorism. He vowed that each drop of the martyrs’ blood would be avenged.