Civil, military leadership united against terrorism: Sharif

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said the country's civil and military leadership is on the same page against terrorism and expressed confidence that a national action plan mooted after the Peshawar school massacre would destroy militancy.
Chairing a high-level meeting to review legal aspects of the anti-terrorism national action plan, Sharif emphasised that no one could remain neutral in the war against terrorism.
"The country's civil and military leadership is united against terrorism and militancy," he said.
"We will not let the sacrifices of our soldiers and the blood of innocent children in Peshawar go in vain," Sharif said.

The meeting was attended by federal ministers, Army chief General Raheel Sharif, DG ISI Rizwan Akhtar, legal experts and the attorney general.
Legal and constitutional matters for the formation of special courts for trials of terrorism cases are being discussed during the meeting.

The prime minister said terrorists tried to change "our attitude by creating fear, but they will not be successful under any cost".
"We will take the war to terrorist safe havens," Sharif was quoted by The News as saying.
The prime minister during the meeting also directed Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz to raise the issue of two Pakistani Rangers allegedly killed by Indian forces.

The attack on an Army school in Peshawar left 150 people, mostly children, dead and prompted the government to announce National Action Plan to tackle terrorism that has claimed thousands of lives in the country.