Interior Minister Rehman Malik said the prime minister had approved the idea, and a budget for the project NACTA had also been sanctioned. The minister said the ‘National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA)’ would act as a research organisation for which the EU had pledged Rs 15 million euros – with a draft being framed to provide the authority legal cover. He said Interpol had also shown interest in the authority. According to APP, the prime minister earlier told a meeting that NACTA would have three wings: one to counter extremism, to be headed by an educationist or a journalist; another to counter terrorism, to be headed by a police officer; and the third for research and analysis, to be headed by an eminent academician. He also hoped that NACTA would come up with a viable strategy to deal with the law and order situation.
Malik told the press conference that the prime minister’s displeasure over the performance of the Interior Ministry would be taken as a guideline to counter terrorism. NACTA Chairman Tariq Pervez – former FIA director general – said once the authority was functional, a “national action plan” would be given, in addition to periodic threat assessment reports.
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Malik told the press conference that the prime minister’s displeasure over the performance of the Interior Ministry would be taken as a guideline to counter terrorism. NACTA Chairman Tariq Pervez – former FIA director general – said once the authority was functional, a “national action plan” would be given, in addition to periodic threat assessment reports.
