Islamabad:
Three days after the attack on a mosque in Lahore in which at least 45 people were killed, Pakistan government has said it will it will form task forces to crack down on 17 banned terror groups.
The Punjab Home Department said it will launch a crackdown on terror groups including the Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT), Jaish-e-Muhammad(JeM) and the Jamaat-ud-Dawa(JuD). Each task force will have Crime Investigation Department (CID), Special Branch and Anti-Terrorist Squad officials.
Pakistan government and opposition PML-N had recently agreed to stop the "blame game" over the wave of militant attacks in the country and develop a "joint national strategy" to tackle terrorism and extremism.
The decision was made during a telephonic conversation on Saturday night between Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif.
A statement issued by the Premier's office said both leaders felt "collective wisdom is essential to tackle this national issue which is the biggest hurdle in the way of national development."
The PML-N-led government in Punjab had come under increasing pressure to crack down on militants based in the southern part of the province since two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the Data Darbar shrine on Thursday.
Forty-five people were killed and over 200 injured in the attack, the latest in a series of audacious terrorist assaults in Lahore. (With PTI inputs)
The Punjab Home Department said it will launch a crackdown on terror groups including the Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT), Jaish-e-Muhammad(JeM) and the Jamaat-ud-Dawa(JuD). Each task force will have Crime Investigation Department (CID), Special Branch and Anti-Terrorist Squad officials.
Pakistan government and opposition PML-N had recently agreed to stop the "blame game" over the wave of militant attacks in the country and develop a "joint national strategy" to tackle terrorism and extremism.
The decision was made during a telephonic conversation on Saturday night between Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif.
A statement issued by the Premier's office said both leaders felt "collective wisdom is essential to tackle this national issue which is the biggest hurdle in the way of national development."
The PML-N-led government in Punjab had come under increasing pressure to crack down on militants based in the southern part of the province since two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the Data Darbar shrine on Thursday.
Forty-five people were killed and over 200 injured in the attack, the latest in a series of audacious terrorist assaults in Lahore. (With PTI inputs)
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