Interior Minister Rehman Malik. — File photo

KARACHI: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday said that youth were the assets of the nation and their services would be utilised for community policing across the country.

“We have had good experience of youth policing in Islamabad and it is our endeavour to further avail their services in all major cities in collaboration with the local area police,” he told media representatives here after Eid prayers and a visit to the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah.

Mr Malik said that the country was facing multi-pronged challenges and added that the government was determined to curb lawlessness and tackle the issue of terrorism.

“Government will soon bring all the arrested terrorists before the public,” he added.

Mr Malik said that a ban on pillion riding was lifted to provide relief to the masses on the occasion of Eidul Fitr.

He said that action against terrorists and extortionists would continue.

Referring to attacks in Quetta and elsewhere in Balochistan, Mr Malik said that a handful activists of Lashkar-i-Jangvi and Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) were alleged to be involved in lawlessness.

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