This document discusses Pakistan's National Action Plan (NAP) which was instituted in 2015 in response to a terrorist attack. It outlines the key points of NAP and reviews its implementation. Perceptions are that NAP is not being fully implemented across provinces and lacks resources. Suggestions to improve NAP include ensuring civilian and military leadership are united, gaining provincial solidarity on counterterrorism, providing adequate funding, and creating an environment to prevent terrorism long-term.

1. REVIEWING THE NATIONAL ACTION
PLAN: CHALLENGES IN
IMPLEMENTATION & OPTIONS
DR TUGHRAL YAMIN
ASSOCIATE DEAN
CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE &
STABILITY (CIPS)

2. QUESTIONS
• WHAT IS NAP?
• WHAT ARE THE PERCEPTIONS ABOUT IT?
• WHERE HAS IT FAILED TO DELIVER?
• HOW CAN IT BE IMPROVED?

3. WHAT IS NAP?
• MAJOR COORDINATED STATE RETALIATION FOLLOWING THE
DEADLY ATTACK ON APS PESHAWAR IN DECEMBER 2014.
• INSTITUTED BY GOP IN JANUARY 2015 TO CRACK DOWN
ON TERRORISM AND TO SUPPLEMENT THE ONGOING ANTI-TERRORIST
OFFENSIVE IN NORTH-WESTERN PAKISTAN.
• RECEIVED UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF SUPPORT AND COOPERATION
ACROSS THE COUNTRY'S POLITICAL SPECTRUM, INCLUSIVE OF THE
FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS.
• COMBINES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC POLICY INITIATIVES AIMED TO
CRACKDOWN AND EVENTUALLY ELIMINATE PROSCRIBED
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
• WAS PROVIDED THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE 21st AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF PAKISTAN WHICH ESTABLISHED SPEEDY TRIAL MILITARY
COURTS FOR OFFENCES RELATING TO TERRORISM. IT HAS ALSO LED TO
THE RESUMPTION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND MANDATORY RE-
VERIFICATION THROUGH FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION OF ALL
SUBSCRIBERS ON MOBILE TELEPHONY.
• AUTHORIZES THE FOREIGN, FINANCE, AND OTHER MINISTERIAL
DEPARTMENTS TO REACH OUT TO THE FRIENDLY MUSLIM COUNTRIES TO
CLAMP DOWN ON FINANCIERS OF SECTARIAN AND TERRORIST
NETWORKS OPERATING AGAINST PAKISTAN.

6. NAP SCORECARD
1 PROCEED WITH THE EXECUTION OF EXTREMISTS CONVICTED IN TERROR
RELATED CASES.
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2 SPECIAL COURTS, HEADED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
FOR SPEEDY TRIAL OF TERRORISTS. SUNSET CLAUSE: DURATION OF THE
COURTS TWO YEARS.
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3 FORMATION OF ARMED MILITIA WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE
COUNTRY
?
4 NACTA TO BE REVIVED AND MADE EFFECTIVE ?
5 CRACKDOWN ON HATE-SPEECH, AND ACTION TO BE TAKEN AGAINST
NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES CONTRIBUTING TO THE SPREAD OF SUCH
SPEECH.
?

7. 6 FINANCIAL SOURCES OF TERRORISTS AND TERROR ORGANIZATIONS TO
BE CUT
?
7 BANNED OUTFITS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE UNDER
DIFFERENT NAMES
?
8 SPECIAL ANTI-TERRORISM FORCE WILL BE RAISED ?
9 MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO STOP RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM AND TO
PROTECT MINORITIES
?
10 MADRASSAS TO BE REGULARIZED AND REFORMED. ?

8. 11 PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO GIVE ANY
SPACE TO TERRORISTS
?
12 KEEPING THE REHABILITATION OF IDPs AS THE TOP-MOST PRIORITY,
ADMINISTRATIVE AND DEVELOPMENT REFORMS IN FATA WILL BE
EXPEDITED
?
13 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS OF TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE
DESTROYED
?
14 SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE INTERNET WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE USED
BY TERRORISTS TO SPREAD PROPAGANDA AND HATE SPEECH,
THOUGH EXACT PROCESS FOR THAT WILL BE FINALIZED
?
15 LIKE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, NO SPACE WILL BE GIVEN TO
EXTREMISM IN ANY PART OF THE PUNJAB
?

9. 16 OPERATION AGAINST TERRORISTS IN KARACHI WILL BE TAKEN TO
ITS LOGICAL CONCLUSION
?
17 IN THE INTEREST OF POLITICAL RECONCILIATION, BALUCHISTAN
GOVERNMENT WILL BE GIVEN COMPLETE AUTHORITY BY ALL
STAKEHOLDERS
?
18 ELEMENTS SPREADING SECTARIAN VIOLENCE WILL BE PROSECUTED. ?
19 COMPREHENSIVE POLICY WILL BE FORMED FOR REGISTRATION OF
AFGHAN REFUGEES
?
20 TO GIVE PROVINCIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES ACCESS TO
COMMUNICATION OF TERRORISTS AND TO STRENGTHEN ANTI-
TERROR AGENCIES THROUGH BASIC REFORMS IN THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM
?

10. • CONVICTED 40 TERRORISTS
• 36 AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE
• 4 GIVEN LIFE TERM & 8 HANGED
MILITARY
COURTS
LEGISLATION 21ST AMENDMENT PASSED
DEATH
SENTENCE
• MORATORIUM LIFTED
• 332 HANGED SO FAR
IBOs
• 6,500 INTELLIGENCE-BASED OPERATIONS WERE CARRIED OUT
• 1,388 INTELLIGENCE REPORTS WERE SHARED WITH INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES.
• 54,376 COMBING OPERATIONS
• AS A RESULT, 2,159 TERRORISTS WERE KILLED AND 1,724 ARRESTED.
NGOs
• INGOs TOLD TO IMMEDIATELY REGISTER
• LOCAL NGOs GIVEN 6 MONTHS TO REGISTER
SIMs
• INGOs TOLD TO IMMEDIATELY REGISTER
• LOCAL NGOs GIVEN 6 MONTHS TO REGISTER
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11. • NO VISIBLE LET DOWN IN TERROR FINANCING
• NO SHORTAGE OF FACILITATORS
FINANCES &
FACILITATORS
ACTS OF
TERRORISM
• BADABER
•BACHA KHAN UNIVERSITY
•SHABQADAR
•LAHORE PARK
AFGHAN
REFUGEES
• SOME BASTIS IN THE CAPITAL RAZED
•ABOUT 50,000 FORCIBLY RETURNED
•MAJORITY OF THEM REMAIN IN THE COUNTRY
BORDER
CONTROL
• STILL A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT
MADRESSAH
REFORMS
• NO VISIBLE REFORM
CIVIL MILITARY
COORD
• FAR FROM OPTIMAL
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12. A POLICEMAN’S REVIEW OF NAP
MA BABAKHEL, DAWN , JANUARY 24, 2016
• POINT ONE: EXECUTION OF CONVICTED TERRORISTS PERTAINS TO THE MINISTRY
OF INTERIOR, THE PROVINCIAL PRISONS DEPARTMENTS, HOME DEPARTMENTS
AND THE JUDICIARY.
• POINT TWO: TO ENSURE CONVICTION AND QUICK DISPOSAL OF TERRORISM-
RELATED CASES, MILITARY COURTS WERE ESTABLISHED VIA THE 21ST
AMENDMENT. TO ENHANCE THE EFFICACY OF THE EXISTING ANTI-TERRORISM
COURTS AND REDUCE THE BACKLOG OF CASES IN SINDH, THE APEX COMMITTEE
RECENTLY DECIDED TO INSTAL 30 ADDITIONAL COURTS.
• POINT THREE: THIS REITERATES THE RESOLVE THAT ARMED MILITIAS WON’T BE
ALLOWED TO OPERATE. IT CONFORMS WITH ARTICLE 256 OF THE CONSTITUTION.
IN FATA, THE ARMY DISMANTLED THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAINING FACILITIES
OF SUCH MILITIAS. IN KARACHI, THE RANGERS AND POLICE JOINTLY REDUCED THE
OPERATIONAL SPACE FOR SUCH FORCES.
• POINT FOUR: STRENGTHENING AND ACTIVATING NACTA LIES IN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT’S DOMAIN. A FULL-TIME POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED
WITH THE TASK OF HIRING PROFESSIONALS. A JOINT INTELLIGENCE DIRECTORATE
WILL START FUNCTIONING IN JUNE 2016.
• POINT FIVE: COUNTERING HATE SPEECH AND EXTREMIST MATERIAL IS THE
SHARED JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, POLICE AND SPECIAL
BRANCHES OF THE PROVINCIAL POLICE. THE SITUATION WARRANTS THAT ALL
THOSE WHO DRAFT, PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE SUCH MATERIAL BE NABBED.

13. • POINT SIX: CHOKING FINANCING FOR MILITANT GROUPS REMAINED A DORMANT
AREA. TO ENSURE STERN ACTIONS AGAINST THE FACILITATORS AND FINANCIERS
OF MILITANCY, THE GOVERNMENT RECENTLY DECIDED TO ESTABLISH THE
NATIONAL TERRORISTS FINANCING INVESTIGATION CELL TO TRACK FINANCIAL
TRANSACTIONS MEANT TO FUND EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM. THIS REQUIRES
THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF THE STATE BANK, THE FINANCE AND INTERIOR
MINISTRIES, THE BANKING SECTOR AND FIA.
• POINT SEVEN: IN ACTING AGAINST THE RE-EMERGENCE OF PROSCRIBED GROUPS,
THE MINISTRIES OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERIOR HAVE ALREADY NOTIFIED
SUCH ORGANISATIONS. IN THE PROVINCES, IT’S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
COUNTERTERRORISM DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL BRANCH, POLICE AND
ADMINISTRATION TO REDUCE THE ROOM FOR SUCH GROUPS. IT IS ALSO THEIR
JOINT RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEY DON’T RESURFACE WITH NEW NAMES.
• POINT EIGHT: RAISING AND DEPLOYING A DEDICATED CT FORCE IS LINKED TO THE
PROVINCES. THOUGH SUCH FORCES ARE NOW IN THE FIELD, THEY MUST BE
UNDER A DEDICATED COMMAND AND NOT EMPLOYED FOR VIP DUTIES ETC.
• POINT NINE: TAKING EFFECTIVE STEPS AGAINST RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
REQUIRES PRACTICAL STEPS BY THE PROVINCES. NACTA IS PLANNING A PROCESS
TO ASSESS THE VOLUME, SPREAD AND SEVERITY OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN
THE COUNTRY AND THEN DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICYMAKERS.
• POINT 10: REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF MADRESSAHS IS ANOTHER IDEAL
THAT REMAINS TO BE ACHIEVED. TO MONITOR PROGRESS ON MADRESSAH
REFORMS, KP RECENTLY ESTABLISHED DISTRICT MONITORING COMMITTEES.

14. • POINT 11: BAN ON GLORIFICATION OF TERRORISM AND MILITANT
GROUPS THROUGH PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF PEMRA AND MEDIA GATEKEEPERS. THE DRAFTING OF
THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA CODE OF CONDUCT IS A POSITIVE
INTERVENTION. THE CODE ALSO INCORPORATES THE RIGHTS OF VICTIMS.
• POINT 12: AFTER CLEARING OUT MOST OF FATA TO ENTRUST ITS
ADMINISTRATION TO A CIVILIAN SET-UP, RECENTLY A PARLIAMENTARY
COMMITTEE HAS BEEN TASKED TO SUGGEST REFORMS IN THE TRIBAL
AREAS. IMPLEMENTATION IS IN THE HANDS OF THE CENTRE.
• POINT 13: DISMANTLING COMMUNICATION NETWORKS OF MILITANT
GROUPS IN FATA IS BEING SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT BY THE ARMY.
• POINT 14: MEASURES AGAINST INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA ABUSE FOR
TERRORISM PURPOSES IS THE DOMAIN OF THE FIA’S CYBERCRIME UNIT
AND PTA. APART FROM LEGAL INTERVENTION, THE CAPACITY-BUILDING
OF INVESTIGATORS IS REQUIRED. THE PUBLIC MUST BE EDUCATED ABOUT
THE PROCEDURE OF LODGING COMPLAINTS RELATING TO CYBERCRIME.
• POINT 15: WHERE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR MILITANCY IN PUNJAB IS
CONCERNED, ALTHOUGH ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN, INTENSIFIED
INTELLIGENCE-LED OPERATIONS ARE STILL NEEDED.

15. • POINT 16: TAKING THE ONGOING OPERATION IN KARACHI
TO ITS LOGICAL CONCLUSION, THE FEDERAL AGENCIES FIA,
NAB AND RANGERS ARE ACTIVELY ASSISTING THE SINDH
GOVERNMENT.
• POINT 17: TO MAKE RECONCILIATION A SUCCESS IN
BALOCHISTAN IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CENTRE, THE
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AND THE POLITICAL PARTIES.
THOUGH THE PACE IS SLOW, EFFORTS ARE AFOOT.
• POINT 18: DEALING FIRMLY WITH SECTARIAN MILITANTS
PERTAINS TO HOME DEPARTMENTS, POLICE AND SPECIAL
BRANCHES.
• POINT 19: POLICY ON AFGHAN REFUGEES RESTS WITH THE
MINISTRY OF SAFRON, THE FOREIGN OFFICE AND THE
PROVINCES.
• POINT 20: REFORMING CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS
PRIMARILY THE PROVINCES’ TASK.

16. PERCEPTIONS ABOUT NAP
• IT IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE
• IT LACKS RESOURCES
• ALL THE PROVINCES ARE NOT ON BOARD
• THE MILITARY AND THE POLITICAL
ESTABLISHMENT ARE NOT ON ONE PAGE
• IT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP MAJOR
TERRORIST INCIDENTS LIKE:
– BADABER (18 SEP 2015) 29 KILLED
– BACHA KHAN UNIVERSITY (16 JAN 2016) 21 KILLED
– SHABQADAR (8 MAR 2016) 17 KILLED
– GULSHAN I IQBAL PARK (29 MAR 2016) 72 KILLED

28. HOW CAN NAP DELIVER?
• CIVILIAN & MILITARY LEADERSHIP HAS TO BE
ON ONE PAGE
• THE PROVINCES NEED TO SHOW SOLIDARITY
ON TERRORISM RELATED ISSUES
• REQUISITE FINANCES NEED TO BE SPARED TO
FIGHT TERRORISM
• LONG TERM ENVIRONMENT TO BE CREATED
THAT MITIGATES & PREVENTS TERRORIST
TENDENCIES

29. Q&A