KP govt claims Swat security issue tackled effectively

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Tuesday claimed that the law and order situation arising in Swat a few days ago had been effectively tackled due to timely measures adopted by the law-enforcement agencies under the personal supervision of the chief minister.
Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, spokesman for the government Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif said the forum reviewed the overall security situation in the province and expressed satisfaction about it.
He said the the ceasefire with the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan was intact and no major terrorist incident had occurred that might have created mistrust between the group and the government.
The spokesman, however, said there were some groups, which were opposed to the TTP’s peace accord, so their involvement in the terrorism-related incidents in the province could not be ruled out.
“We [government] assure the people that there is nothing to worry as the provincial government will maintain its writ in the province at all costs and no compromise would be made on the solidarity of the country, safety of the people as well as maintenance of peace,” he said.-PNP