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Pakistan takes new measures to fight terrorism: minister

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, August 5, IRNA - New measures are being taken to fight the 
war against international terrorism and for securing the country, 
Interior Minister Syed Faisal Saleh Hayyat said on Thursday. 
"We are taking several measures to improve law and order 
situation. Weekly meetings are being held in the Interior Ministry to 
review the situation and if there is need such meeting will be held on
daily basis to assess and review the security situation in the 
provinces," Hayat told newsmen in Rawalpindi. 
To a question regarding the new visa policy Minister for Interior 
said it has to be made stringent for the sake of national security and
law and order. 
"The foreigners will be issued Pakistani visas from their 
respective countries. If any one holding resident visa of a third 
country will have to apply for from that country." 
The Pakistani Ambassadors and High Commissioners will be 
responsible for ensuring that third country resident visa holders 
seeking Pakistani visa. 
The minister for interior said all those arrested foreign 
terrorists are being investigated by Pakistani Agencies and no foreign
investigators are involved in this process. 
"If any foreign government wants to have counselor access to their
nationals, they would have to approach the foreign office according to
the international laws," he said. 
South Africa has sought counselor access to their two nationals 
arrested in Gujrat in Punjab last month after 12-hour gun battle. 
He said those arrested in connection with acts of terrorism and 
subversion are being investigated upon and there is no chance of their
being handed over to any foreign country before the completion of our 
investigations. 
"We have received a huge amount of information from the arrested 
foreign and Pakistani terrorists and such information is shared with 
other countries on reciprocal basis as Pakistan is a member of 
international coalition fighting terrorism." 
The minister informed that the foreign suspects Ahmed Khalfan 
Ghailani has a bounty of up-to twenty-five million dollars on his 
head. 
He said there is another terrorist who has been arrested having a 
reward of several million dollars. 
To a question the Minister said in the security environments, 
possibility of attacks on other important personalities cannot be 
discounted after suicide attempt on Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz. 
Replying to a question about the Pak-China anti-terror exercises 
the Minister said the two countries have common perceptions to fight 
terrorism. "Therefore, these exercises are in accordance with our 
shared objectives." 
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