Security at Sehwan was responsibility of Sindh govt, says Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has stated that security of the shrine of Sehwan Sharif was provincial responsibility but even he was criticized on it.

Addressing the consultation meeting, along with Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb, Nisar Ali Khan said he had to face criticism after the incident of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar whose security was purely subject of provincial government.

Ministry of Interior, he said, issued security alerts to the provincial governments for several times but he never publicly criticized anyone over failure to check such activity.

“I made strict accountability during internal meetings but never publicly criticized any one by using the slot of interior minister,” he added.

The minister said, “security alert was issued about attack on jail in past but I never tried to take credit of  any effort.”

Nisar said that he deemed it inappropriate to do politics by using the name of war against terrorism.

He urged the media to play its role in countering menace of terrorism and to unite the nation by keeping feelings of fear and depression away from them.

Presidents and General Secretariats of Pakistan Broadcasting Association, All Pakistan Newspaper Society, Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors were invited to attend the meeting.

Minister for Interior said that law and order situation has improved a lot during the last three and half years. On average, he said 6 to 7 explosions used to occur daily in past but significant decline had been witnessed after the efforts during the last three and half years. (Geo/APP)