Terrorists working on foreign agenda: PM

GWADAR: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday said terrorists were working on foreign agenda to create instability in the country and said their strongholds were being targeted.

Describing them as “speed breakers” in country’s development Prime Minister Gilani said, effective measures were being taken to fight the terrorists.

Talking to reporters after inaugurating the Rs 2.13 billion Gwadar-Jewani road the Prime Minister expressed confidence that terrorism would be crushed.

“I am confident that we will succeed in this war and resolve the issue of terrorism,” he said

He said the government was working on a strategy to attack the strongholds of militants and said the military operation was being backed by the political and religious leadership.

He mentioned the sacrifices of law enforcement agencies personnel who laid their lives for the country’s defence.

Referring to the blast during the Ashura procession in Karachi, the Prime Minister appealed to the people to observe calm after the tragic incident.

Inaugurating the 67-kilometer long Gwadar-Jewani section of the Makran Coastal Highway, completed in three years, Gilani said the project would ensure city’s economic development and create job opportunities for the locals.