“We want to sustain this accord rather than let it break over small, petty matters,” said the information minister adding that matters of national interest require all institutions and parliamentary players to be on the same page. The government however has claimed that it had decided crackdown against the outfits as part of NAP announced in the aftermath of the December 2014 terrorist attack on the Army Public School (APS). Fawad added activities of proscribed groups had already been banned in the country. The information minister however questioned if it was strange that despite remaining in power for three decades, PML-N could not build even a single hospital where they could be treated. “In this regard, a poverty alleviation program is being finalised that will be announced soon,” announced the minister adding the cabinet approved the decisions of ECC taken in its meeting.

Source: The Express Tribune March 07, 2019 18:00 UTC