look news india
At this time, such an explosive statement has come out in the political and strategic corridors of Pakistan which has created panic inside and outside the country. Maryam Nawaz, Chief Minister of Punjab, the most influential and largest province of Pakistan, has openly admitted during a high-level program in Lahore that her province is not facing as much threat from the traditional enemy country India as she is feeling from other neighboring provinces of her own country i.e. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. While addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Provincial Intelligence Fusion and Threat Assessment Center (PIFTAC) and state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub in Lahore on Saturday, Maryam Nawaz made this sensational statement, after which there has been an uproar in the domestic politics of Pakistan and sharp reactions are continuously coming out from the opposition parties.
Terrorists infiltrate into Punjab from provincial borders and tri-border area
Addressing the function, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said in very clear words that it is an irony and unfortunate truth that the biggest threat to Punjab is coming from the neighboring provinces within its own country rather than from outside countries. He claimed that the roots of terrorism and extremism operating in different parts of the country are spread in these provincial borders and sensitive tri-border areas, from where terrorists and anti-social elements easily infiltrate and enter the Punjab border. However, he also expressed satisfaction that despite all the challenges, Punjab remains a safe and peaceful province of the country, because the government is taking strict steps day and night to keep the security system here tight. Traditionally, the Pakistan Army and its rulers have always tried to link every major terrorist attack within the country to India or Afghanistan, but this is the first time that a top provincial leader has accepted from a public forum that the immediate and biggest threat to Punjab is more from internal infiltration and extremist elements coming from other provinces than from external attacks.
AI Hub and PIFTAC launched to make security system prediction based
To effectively deal with this internal threat and completely modernize the security apparatus, the Punjab Government has established the Provincial Intelligence Fusion and Threat Assessment Center (PIFTAC) and state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub in Lahore. According to Maryam Nawaz, these new digital centers will completely change the functioning of security agencies and will move from the traditional ‘reactive’ system to a ‘predictive’ security system, so that any potential threat can be detected accurately even before it is suspected. With the help of these high-level technical centers, District Coordination Committees will receive real-time digital alerts, exchange of information between various security agencies will be possible in seconds and prompt action can be taken on any new security challenge. He also proudly informed that with the mutual cooperation of Pakistan Army and other key national security institutions, within just a few months, AI technology has been fully integrated into the security and intelligence apparatus of the province, thus making Punjab the first province in the country to establish such an advanced AI Intelligence Hub at the provincial level.
Claims of strict control on raw areas along river banks and huge decline in crime rate.
During her address, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz also made special mention of the notorious ‘Katcha’ riverside areas of the state, which in the past were considered to be the safest havens for dreaded terrorists, notorious kidnappers and big criminals, but now due to the joint action of the government and security forces, the state’s hold there has been completely restored. The joint police checkposts established in these sensitive riverine areas have now been equipped with state-of-the-art bulletproof security shields, thermal imaging cameras and night-vision equipment to keep a close watch on any suspicious activity even during the night. Recalling the old days, he said that earlier when security forces were attacked in these areas, they had to suffer huge loss of life and property because terrorists and criminals used to have sophisticated and better weapons, but now the situation has completely changed. Maryam Nawaz also claimed that since she took charge as the Chief Minister of Punjab, there has been a huge decline of almost 70 percent in the total criminal cases within the province. He especially emphasized that merely building long roads and big development projects is not enough, because if the common citizen of the state does not feel safe in his own house and property, then such development has no real meaning.
Politics heated up in Pakistan after this controversial statement of Maryam Nawaz
As soon as this sharp and reality-revealing statement of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz came out, there has been an uproar in the political circles of entire Pakistan and the opposition parties, especially Imran Khan’s party PTI (PTI) and other leaders have expressed strong objection to it. Opposition leaders allege that such an irresponsible statement is going to seriously disturb the provincial harmony within the country and is a direct insult to the people and self-respect of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, hence the Chief Minister should immediately apologize publicly for his statement and withdraw it. Political analysts and critics also say that the areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have been paying the most terrible and heavy price of terrorism for the last several decades and the people there are continuously facing violence, in such a situation, making such statements by the Chief Minister of another province of the country works to weaken the national unity and integrity. On the other hand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has also termed this statement of Maryam Nawaz as completely biased and irresponsible, making it clear that this issue is going to become a big and burning controversy in the internal politics of Pakistan in the coming days.