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CII wants all borders sealed, FATA under state control

* Suggests intelligence agencies be strengthened
* Development projects should be carried out without discrimination

By Mohammad Imran

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has made 22 recommendations to the government on how to end terrorism in the country, along with the recommendation that incidents of terrorism should not dubbed as jihad.

These proposals were compiled by the CII in its recent report, based on the findings and recommendations of a dialogue titled ‘Islam and Terrorism’ which was attended by a number of scholars and experts.

The CII recommended that all camps training militants or terrorists should be shut down immediately. It says that an overall review of intelligence organisations including the Federal Investigation Agency, the Intelligence Bureau, Inter-Services Intelligence and Military Intelligence should be conducted and these organisations should be strengthened to eliminate the political-backing of terrorists.

It recommended that all Muslim countries adopt a joint strategy to combat terrorism and a special committee of experts on terrorism be formed at the Organisation of the Islamic Conference level.

The CII proposed that an agreement should be made between clerics belonging to different sects and foreign involvement in this regard should be stopped.

It said that protest gatherings and rallies should be restricted to specific areas and no one should be allowed to preach outside mosques and immambargah.

It recommended that religious and racial discrimination be eliminated and the violation of human rights be stopped.

The participants were of the view that if the political system was strengthened, development works were carried out without discrimination and people had job opportunities, terrorism and militancy would decline. The report also recommended that all borders of the country be sealed and the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas be brought fully under state control.

It recommended that a council of intellectuals, researchers, bureaucrats, military officials and criminologists be formed at the SAARC level which would investigate causes of terrorism.

The dialogue also recommended that the Interior Ministry issue licences to private detectives on individual and organisation basis. It also recommended that anti terrorist courts be strengthened.

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