National security and defence policy Nawaz Sharif

according analysts, public expectations of nawaz sharif sky high grips pakistan s pressing problems, such rampant terrorism, multiple insurgencies, economy in free fall, lack of electricity , debilitating foreign policy. on 9 september 2013, sharif proposed dialogue pakistani military create civil-military partnership, putting military , elected government on same page first time in pakistan s history. had far yielded few results. on immediate basis, sharif reestablished national security council sartaj aziz being national security advisor (nsa). furthermore, sharif reconstituted cabinet committee on national security (cns), military gaining representation in country s politics. according political scientist , civic-military relations expert, aqil shah, sharif did former chairman joint chiefs general karamat had called in 1998.

prime minister sharif announced open unconditional talks taliban, declaring them stakeholders rather terrorists. pml-n s conservative hardliners chose blame , nato causing terrorism in pakistan. peace effort encountering problems before had ever begun. pakistani taliban s supreme council released demands cease-fire, include release of imprisoned militants , withdrawal of pakistani military tribal regions. former , current government officials criticised sharif not yet laying out clear vision of how country should handle more 40 militant groups, many of them made of violent islamic extremists.

on 15 september 2013, 6 days after sharif s proposal talks taliban, roadside bomb killed high-ranking pakistan s army general , officer near border afghanistan. major-general sanaullah khan, along lieutenant colonel , soldier, killed in upper dir district after visiting outpost near border. taliban spokesman shahidullah shahid claimed responsibility bombing. on same day, 7 more soldiers killed in 4 other separate attacks. in press release, chairman joint chiefs general shameem wynne , chief of army staff general pervez kayani, had earlier warned sharif not adopt surrender strategy, publicly warned government military not allow taliban set conditions peace. general kayani stated: no-one should have misgivings let terrorists coerce accepting terms. according media reports, nawaz sharif in favour of holding unconditional talks taliban whereas general kayani favours direct military action. general kayani stated pakistan not coerced talks , long militant groups carry out attacks on soldiers, military respond brute force.

pakistan desires peace , tranquility both within , outside borders needed socio-economic development goals achieved. cannot afford distracted in fulfilling our national objectives. @ same pakistan never compromise on sovereignty , independence.

on 16 december 2014, 7 members of tehrik-i-taliban pakistan conducted terrorist attack on public school in city of peshawar killed on 130 children, making pakistan s deadliest terrorist attack. following attack sharif – consultation political parties- divsised 20-point national plan of action included continued execution of convicted terrorists, establishment of special military courts 2 years , regulation of madrasas.

on 11 march 2015, rangers held raid on 9 zero, headquarters of muttahida qaumi movement part of karachi operation. according express tribune on 21 march 2015 sources in federal government said sharif along military establishment had decided accelerate operation against muttahida qaumi movement , other militant wings in political parties.

karachi made crime-free city , operation continue achieve objective, going ahead without being deterred incidents happening there. crime rate of extortion , kidnapping falling down in city.

between 24 december 2014 25 march 2015, based on national action plan, government arrested 32,347 people on different charges in 28,826 operations conducted across country. during same period pakistan deported 18,855 afghan refugees while federal investigation agency (fia) registered 64 cases money transfer through hawala, arrested 83 people , recovered rs. 101.7 million. in total, 351 actionable calls received on anti-terror helpline , national database , registration authority verified total 59.47 million sims. on 28 march 2016, suicide attack jamaat-ul-ahrar @ park in lahore killed 70 people on evening of easter sunday. analysts believed sharif s desire maintain stability in punjab led him turn blind eye towards groups operating in punjab. following attack pakistan rounded more 5,000 suspects , arresting 216 people.

karachi operation

the sharif government launched pakistan rangers led operation on 5 september 2013 in karachi aimed @ rooting out crime , terrorism megalopolis. first phase ended on 10 august 2015 , second phase started on 14 august 2015. during first phase, ranger s claimed have conducted 5,795 raids during had apprehended 10,353 suspects , recovered 7,312 weapons , 34,8978 rounds of ammunition. prominent among raids conducted ones on mqm headquarters 9 0 , offices of sindh building control authority (sbca). first phase saw total of 826 terrorists, 334 target killers, 296 extortionists arrested during period. rangers expanded sphere against kidnappers, arrested 82 abductors , securing release of 49 people captivity. report further claimed target killing in city had dropped drastically on 80%. on 23 august 2016, officials claimed had arrested 654 target killers affiliated muttahida qaumi movement s (mqm) armed wing since 4 september 2013.

operation zarb-e-azb


sharif @ conference on afghanistan in london.

the negotiations between taliban , sharif administration collapsed after execution of 23 frontier corps taliban on 17 february 2014, relations between administration , taliban escalated further after 2014 jinnah international airport attack. operation formally launched on 15 june 2014 after sharif administration prepared three-front operation: isolating targeted militant groups, obtaining support political parties , saving civilians backlash of operation. 2014 wagah border suicide attack has been deadliest retaliation against operation far.