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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution calling for an \u201caggressive\u201d national response against the external sponsors and internal facilitators of terrorism.<\/p>\n
The lower house of Parliament continued its discussion on the prevailing security situation in Balochistan in the wake of a series of deadly attacks<\/a> across the province on Saturday.<\/p>\n Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry tabled the resolution, which stated: \u201cThis House condemns in the strongest terms the recent terrorist incidents in Balochistan, in which not only innocent civilians were targeted but also heinous and inhumane tactics such as using women as weapons were adopted.\u201d<\/p>\n The NA further demanded that an \u201cimmediate, aggressive, coordinated, and effective national response be ensured against these external sponsors and internal facilitators, funding, smuggling, and propaganda hubs, in which political, diplomatic, military, intelligence, legal, and rhetorical fronts are united\u201d.<\/p>\n \n <\/a>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The resolution highlighted that \u201cin several cases, evidence available points to external sponsorship, [and] particularly there are serious concerns over the role of India\u201d.<\/p>\n It further said terrorism was \u201cbeing supported in some neighbouring countries through logistical and operational facilitation, financial support, training, treatment, movement and propaganda networks\u201d.<\/p>\n The military\u2019s media affairs wing said terrorists of Fitna-al-Hindustan<\/em> carried out a large-scale coordinated attack<\/u><\/a> across Balochistan on Saturday.<\/p>\n The security forces killed 92 terrorists as they responded to the incidents, with more militants being eliminated later to take the 48-hour tally to 177<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, lawmakers from across the political spectrum, including those from Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and the PTI, sounded an alarm on the surge in terrorism in the province.<\/p>\n JUI-F MNA Aliya Kamran questioned the \u201cdelayed\u201d response of security forces during the attacks, and claimed the situation in some areas had yet to normalise, including in the Nushki district.<\/p>\n She said reliable information had not been received from some areas of the province so far, adding that questions raised regarding Balochistan must be answered.<\/p>\n \u201cWhere have the terrorists who escaped gone, and why is action not being taken against them?\u201d she asked, stressing that the situation should be taken seriously.<\/p>\n She also urged the House to reflect on why even women were becoming suicide bombers, wondering what reasons were behind this trend. According to the defence minister<\/a>, women were involved in at least \u201ctwo attacks in the 12 cities targeted\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cFor God\u2019s sake, save these children,\u201d Kamran said, while suggesting the initiation of dialogue with the people of Balochistan.<\/p>\n Usman Badini, another JUI-F lawmaker, said Balochistan had been on fire for the past 48 hours.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are sitting here, crying and pleading. For God\u2019s sake, take care of Balochistan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhere was the writ of the state at the time of the attack?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n Badini remarked that a youth in Balochistan got exhausted after crying for his rights and then finally fell into someone\u2019s hands, stressing this was not the time to talk about dividing Balochistan.<\/p>\n \u201cBalochistan gets electricity for only one hour [\u2026] the reason Balochistan is falling behind is the denial of rights,\u201d the JUI-F leader noted.<\/p>\n Stating that the people of Balochistan were not beggars, as they had resources, Badini said, \u201cThere is no need for anyone to do politics in the name of Balochistan\u201d.<\/p>\n He pointed out that those who spoke about their rights were labelled a traitor.<\/p>\n \u201cDialogue must be held with all those who accept the flag of Pakistan; otherwise, the problem will not be resolved,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n A day ago, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had briefed the lower house of Parliament on the security situation in Balochistan.<\/p>\n In his remarks on the NA floor on Monday, Asif had rejected any attempt to justify violence in the name of political or nationalist movements, saying the state\u2019s \u201cbottom line\u201d was that no such rationalisation would be allowed.<\/p>\n Referring to the recent wave of coordinated terrorist attacks in Balochistan, he said these acts were being falsely portrayed as a freedom struggle to legitimise what he described as organised criminal activity.<\/p>\n The attacks took place on Saturday in Quetta and several other parts of Balochistan, where militants carried out coordinated assaults on security forces and civilian targets across the province.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a>Lawmakers sound alarm<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Balochistan attacks<\/h2>\n