ISLAMABAD, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved Saturday a re-invigorated and re-energized national counter-terrorism campaign.
Sharif made the decision here while chairing a meeting of the Central Apex Committee on National Action Plan, which decided that operation "Azm-e-Istehkam" (resolve to stability) will integrate multiple lines of efforts to combat the menaces of extremism and terrorism in a comprehensive and decisive manner, the prime minister office said in a statement.
In the political-diplomatic domain, efforts will be intensified to curtail the operational space for terrorists through regional cooperation, said the statement.
The campaign will be complemented by socio-economic measures aimed at addressing genuine concerns of the people and creating an environment that discourages extremist tendencies, it added. ■
