Joint strategy needed to counter terrorism:SAARC
NISAR AHMED THOKAR
Islamabad, June 26: The member countries of SAARC on Saturday agreed to adopt a joint strategy against terrorism to make South Asia a terror free region.
This was agreed in principle through the joint communiqué released at the end of interior ministers’ conference of SAARC countries here.
Terming terrorism as biggest threat to regional peace, the delegates agreed in principle to adopt a joint strategy against terrorism to make South Asia a terror-free region.
Pakistan’s interior minister Rehman Malik presided over the ministerial moot attended by ministers of India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal and Bhutan.
The member countries agreed that joint efforts were needed to counter the challenges faced by the SAARC nations particularly issues of terrorism and human smuggling. Malik said the member countries unanimously agreed to fight terrorism saying SAARC countries were united to face the challenges.
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