Timeline of NAP actions
Timeline of NAP actions
| When? | What? | The source? |
| Dec. 30, 2014 | The five religious educational boards agreed to consider government proposal of adding modern education in their syllabus. | Dawn, December 31, 2014, http://www.dawn.com/news/1154216/seminaries-agree-to-consider-incorporating-modern-education. |
| Jan. 1, 2015 | The federal government has set up three special courts in three provincial capitals to try terror suspects | The Nation, January 2, 2015, http://nation.com.pk/national/02-Jan-2015/three-special-courts-set-up-to-try-terror-suspects. |
| Jan. 1, 2015 | Government of Punjab announced head money for two terrorists of Lashker-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). | Dunya, January 2, 2015, http://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2015-01-02&edition=ISL&id=1474043_21367253. |
| Jan. 3, 2015 | Interior Minister claims that action against the TTP and its supporters across Pakistan have been launched. | Dawn, January 4, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1154988. |
| Jan. 3, 2015 | Anti-Terrorism Court issued black warrants for seven terrorists including four militants of banned LeJ. | Dawn, January 4, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1154910. |
| Jan. 5, 2015 | Supreme Court and Lahore High Court, separately, acquitted five death row prisoners and ordered their immediate release. | Express, January 6, 2015, http://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1102613831&Issue=NP_LHE&Date=20150106. |
| Jan. 6, 2015 | 21st amendment establishing military courts for two years, passed. | Dunya, January 7, 2015, http://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2015-01-07&edition=LHR&id=1481005_88325544. |
| Jan. 7, 2015 | Two terrorists convicted of sectarian terrorism were hanged in Multan Central Jail. | Daily Express, January 8, 2015, http://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1102616845&Issue=NP_ISB&Date=20150108. |
| Jan. 8, 2015 | Punjab government promulgated ordinance on security of various institutions like schools, colleges. | Dawn, January 9, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1155881. |
| Jan. 8, 2015 | Punjab government promulgated ordinance for keeping a “record of tenants and temporary residents”. | Dawn, January 9, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1155881. |
| Jan. 9, 2015 | Pakistan Army announced establishment of nine military courts. | Dawn, January 10, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1156104. |
| Jan. 10, 2015 | Only a “handful” of proscribed organizations will face government action, at least in the initial days, said a news report. | Dawn, January 11, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1156321. |
| Jan. 13, 2015 | Four terrorists given death penalty. | Dawn, January 14, 2015, http://tribune.com.pk/story/821558/attack-on-isi-office-atc-hands-down-death-penalty-to-ttp-activists. |
| Jan. 13, 2015 | PM-chaired meeting discussed issues relating to madrassa financing. | Dawn, January 14, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1156907. |
| Jan. 13, 2015 | Interior ministry completed registration and scrutiny of seminaries in Islamabad identifying 160 seminaries as illegal. | Dunya, January 14, 2015, http://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2015-01-14&edition=ISL&id=1492942_53480617. |
| Jan. 14, 2015 | Interior Minister Nisar told a top meeting about the presence of 95 active banned groups in Punjab. | Dawn, January 15, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1157108. |
| Jan. 14, 2015 | Interior Minister met senior Saudi diplomat to deliberate upon “how to stop financial support of banned outfits from Saudi Arabia, among other issues.” | Express Tribune, January 15, 2015, http://tribune.com.pk/story/822077/exhortation-riyadh-urged-to-help-choke-terror-money. |
| Jan. 15, 2015 | Senate Committee suggested amending Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010, to ward off any international reaction. | Dawn, January 16, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1157345. |
| Jan. 15, 2015 | A militant of Sipah-e-Sahaba was hanged to death in Karachi central jail. | Dawn, January 16, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1157280. |
| Jan. 17, 2015 | Convicted LeJ militant Akram Lahori, involved in sectarian killings, was hanged to death in Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore. | Daily Times, January 18, 2015, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2015-01-18/page-1/detail-6. |
| Jan. 18, 2015 | The government has put 54,000 suspected militants under Fourth Schedule, meant to monitor their activities. | Express Tribune, January 19, 2015, http://tribune.com.pk/story/823183/new-terror-watch-list-catalogues-5400-militants. |
| Jan. 19, 2015 | A special feature on fighting cybercrime reported about the presence of fake accounts condoning terrorism. | Dawn, January 20, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1158086. |
| Jan 20, 2015 | Punjab government promulgated ordinance banning glorification of terrorists. | Dawn, January 21, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1158400.
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| Jan. 21, 2015 | Security forces traced involvement of Ghazi Force in terrorism. | Express Tribune, January 22, 2015, http://tribune.com.pk/story/825538/intelligence-update-ghazi-force-is-gaining-ground-says-reports. |
| Jan. 21, 2015 | Interior Ministry of Pakistan reportedly included Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) and Haqqani network in banned outfits’ list. | Dawn, January 21, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1158484. |
| Jan.21, 2015 | FIA caught 320 million rupees used for terror financing. | Jang, January 22, 2015, https://e.jang.com.pk/01-22-2015/pindi/pic.asp?picname=535.gif. |
| Jan. 22, 2015 | Foreign Office of Pakistan avoided confirming proscription of JuD and Haqqani network, saying that Pakistan, obliging UN charter, is required to go against those in the sanction list. | Dawn, January 23, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1158809/confusion-over-status-of-jud-haqqani-network. |
| Jan. 22, 2015 | Records seized from a bank in Peshawar suspected of terror financing. | Mashriq, January 23, 2015, http://www.dailymashriq.com.pk/index.php?date=2015-01-23&edition=&type=. |
| Jan. 22, 2015 | An intelligence agency asked the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration to take action against shops selling hate material. | Express Tribune, January 23, 2015, http://tribune.com.pk/story/825949/countering-extremism-city-admin-told-to-remove-hate-material-from-shops. |
| Jan. 22, 2015 | JuD announced to continue with its work and condemned anti-JuD statements. | Jang, January 23, 2015, https://e.jang.com.pk/01-23-2015/pindi/pic.asp?picname=522.gif. |
| Jan. 23, 2015 | According to a report on NAP, the Prime Minister’s House claimed that Punjab was leading on the implementation. | Dawn, January 24, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1159091/punjab-ahead-of-other-provinces-in-anti-terror-steps. |
| Jan. 28, 2015 | Senate was told that around 80 seminaries are receiving foreign aid worth 300 million rupees. | Express Tribune, January 29, 2015, http://tribune.com.pk/story/829407/year-2013-14-80-seminaries-received-rs300m-in-foreign-aid. |
| Jan. 30, 2015 | Government report claims that Punjab is still ahead in implementing NAP: out of the 183,547 people arrested nationwide, 179,309 were from Punjab. | The News, January 31, 2015, http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-35612-9,074-operations-conducted-in-Punjab. |
| Jan. 30, 2015 | Minister of State for Interior told Senate that only 23 seminaries in Sindh, KP and Balochistan are receiving foreign funding. | Dawn, January 31, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1160627. |
| Jan. 31, 2015 | First batch of Punjab Counter-Terrorism Force, comprising 421 corporals, including 16 females, passed out. | Express Tribune, February 1, 2015, http://tribune.com.pk/story/830895/threat-containment-govt-bringing-new-laws-to-combat-extremism-cm. |
| Feb. 1, 2015 | Wafaqul Madaris refused to register seminaries unless issues with religious ministry are sorted out. | Dunya, February 2, 2015,http://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2015-02-02&edition=ISL&id=1526556_22760021. |
| Feb. 2, 2015 | Sindh government approves formation of Anti-Terrorism Force. | Radio Pakistan, February 2, 2015, http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail/66806/8. |
| Feb. 3, 2015 | Two convicts accused of sectarian killings were hanged in Karachi Central Jail. | The News, February 4, 2015, http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-35680-Two-convicts-from-banned-outfit-hanged-in-Karachi. |
| Feb. 5, 2015 | Rawalpindi/Islamabad police given mobile-phones tracing technology, for the first time. | Jang, February 6, 2015, https://e.jang.com.pk/02-06-2015/pindi/pic.asp?picname=537.gif. |
| Feb. 6, 2015 | According to a brief given to the Prime Minister, 10,616 people held in 14,886 search operations across the country. | The News, February 7, 2015, http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-35751-10616-held-in-country-in-14886-search-operatios. |
| Feb. 7, 2015 | Sufi Mohammad, head of defunct TNSM, was indicted by an ATC in Peshawar in rebellion case. | Nawa-e-Waqt, February 8, 2015, http://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2015-02-08/page-1/detail-9. |
| Feb. 10, 2015 | In what is considered as a veiled reference to Saudi Kingdom, the Foreign Office of Pakistan said that money sent through informal channels will be scrutinized. | Dawn, February 11, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1162846/saudi-money-will-be-scrutinised-fo. |
| Feb. 13, 2015 | The government barred foreign students from admission in seminaries. | Nai Baat, February 14, 2015,
http://naibaat.com.pk/ePaper/lahore/14-02-2015/details.aspx?id=p1_16.jpg. |
| Feb. 14, 2015 | Deobandi seminaries board opposed government plan of restricting admission to foreign students into seminaries. | Dawn, February 15, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1163707. |
| Feb. 19, 2015 | Balochistan’s Anti-Terror Force passed out, comprising 200 personnel including 18 women. | Nai Baat, February 20, 2015,
http://naibaat.com.pk/ePaper/islamabad/20-02-2015/details.aspx?id=p1_28.jpg. |
| Feb. 19, 2015 | A senior Balochistan government official conceded that 234 madrassas in the province receive funds from Muslim countries. | Express Tribune, February 20, 2015,
http://tribune.com.pk/story/841298/countering-extremism-in-balochistan-234-madrassas-receive-foreign-cash-official. |
| Mar. 3, 2015 | A news report quoted government officials as saying that cyber units had failed to “disable or block” websites of the TTP. | Express Tribune, March 4, 2015,
http://epaper.tribune.com.pk/DisplayDetails.aspx?ENI_ID=11201003040205&EN_ID=11201003040064&EMID=11201003040036. |
| Mar. 4, 2015 | IG Punjab told Senate Committee that 147 seminaries in Punjab are receiving foreign assistance. | Dunya, March 05, 2015, http://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2015-03-05&edition=ISL&id=1578237_88283081. |
| Mar. 11, 2015 | A news report said that NACTA needs “men and money” to fight terror. | The News, March 11, 2015, http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-36332-Nacta-needs-men-and-money-to-fight-terror. |
| Mar. 11, 2015 | Madrassas not registered with any of the five boards were asked to register with the Madrassa Education Board. | Jang, Islamabad, March 12, 2015. |
| Mar. 12, 2015 | A news report said Punjab government has geo-tagged 11,000 religious seminaries across the province. | Express Tribune, March 12, 2015, http://tribune.com.pk/story/851861/geo-tagging-database-punjab-maps-location-of-11000-madrassas. |
| Mar. 28, 2015 | According to a report submitted to the PM, 32,347 people held in 28,826 operations by security forces. | Daily Times, March 29, 2015, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2015-03-29/page-1/detail-0. |
| Mar. 30, 2015 | “Pakistan to raise a 12,000-strong force to guard Chinese working along CPEC,” claimed a media report quoting government officials. | Express Tribune, March 30, 2015, http://tribune.com.pk/story/861078/economic-corridor-12000-strong-force-to-guard-chinese-workers. |
| Mar. 31, 2015 | Punjab Home minister shared that so far 14,500 out of 16,000 seminaries in Punjab have been registered. | Radio Pakistan, March 31, 2015, http://radio.gov.pk/newsdetail/67203/7. |
| Apr. 2, 2015 | A media report said Punjab police couldn’t arrest 150 wanted men identified in red and black books. | Nai Baat, Islamabad, April 2, 2015. |
| Apr. 2, 2015 | Military courts award death to six militants on terror charges. | The News, April 3, 2015, http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-36762-Military-courts-award-death-to-six-terrorists. |
| Apr. 10, 2015 | A news report claimed that the accounts NACTA claims to have frozen recently, were rather frozen over a period of time. | Dawn, April 10, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1174993. |
| Apr. 14, 2015 | A media report claimed that the ministry of religious affairs on March 13 had forwarded the new madrassa registration form to the collective body of all the five Wafaqul Madaris – the Itehad-i-Tanzeematul Madaris Deenya (Itehad), but majority of seminary boards are undecided about the new registration forms. | Dawn, April 14, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1175832. |
| Apr. 14, 2015 | Authorities stopped a JUD leader, Maulana Ameer Hamza, at Lahore airport, from travelling to Saudi Arabia. His name was on Exit Control List. | The News, April 15, 2015, http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-312754-JuD-leader-barred-from-leaving-country. |
| Apr. 16, 2015 | Electronic Crime Bill, imposing 14 year punishment and 5 crore fine, was approved by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology | Dunya, April 17, 2015, http://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2015-04-17&edition=ISL&id=1650867_12164261. |
| Apr. 30, 2015 | ATC awarded life imprisonment to 10 militants for attacking Malala Yousafzai in 2012. | The News, May 1, 2015, http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-37269-10-get-life-term-in-Malala-attack-case. |
| May 11, 2015 | At least 29 former militants completed training at the rehabilitation center in Khar. | The News, May 12, 2015, http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-317724-Briefs… |
| May 18, 2015 | A news report quoted a senior officer saying that 140 out of the 30,000 people arrested across the country were collaborating with foreign spy agencies. | Express Tribune, May 18, 2015,
http://epaper.tribune.com.pk/DisplayDetails.aspx?ENI_ID=11201005180005&EN_ID=11201005180002&EMID=11201005180002. |
| May 23, 2015 | Punjab Police efforts against hate material came under objections, after the courts released arrested publishers and book-sellers, raising questions as to what is hate material. | Dawn, May 23, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1183713. |
| May 26, 2015 | As many as 13 madrassas involved in militancy raided in Punjab; 43 people arrested. | Nawa-e-Waqt, Islamabad, May 27, 2015. |
| May 27, 2015 | In a meeting presided over by the PM, the government acceded that NAP requires “more effective implementation.” | Dawn, May 28, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1184691. |
| Jun. 4, 2015 | Ever since moratorium on the death penalty has been lifted, 151 people have been executed, of which 23 were convicted of terrorism | Express Tribune, June 4, 2015,
http://tribune.com.pk/story/897344/capital-punishment-23-terror-convicts-among-151-hanged. |
| Jun. 26, 2015 | A report submitted by intelligence agencies to interior ministry revealed that despite strict measures, more than 60 banned outfits still collected funds. | Dunya, June 27, 2015, http://e.dunya.com.pk/detail.php?date=2015-06-27&edition=ISL&id=1765403_67129434. |
| Jun. 26, 2015 | A written reply submitted by Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Salman Aslam Butt in the Supreme Court said the government had banned no new outfit since the APS attack. | Express Tribune, June 29, 2015,
http://tribune.com.pk/story/911569/no-outfits-banned-after-aps-massacre-top-court-told. |
| Jun. 28, 2015 | Government mapped Pakistanis’ donations to madrassas at 650 billion rupees in charity | Nawa-e-Waqt, June 29, 2015, http://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk/E-Paper/islamabad/2015-06-29/page-12. |
| Jul. 12, 2015 | A media report said Balochistan government planned to deploy surveillance drones against criminal elements. | Pakistan Today, July 12, 2015. http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/07/12/national/balochistan-govt-to-deploy-surveillance-drones. |
| Jul. 12, 2015 | Sindh Apex Committee admitted that more than 40 seminaries are having links with terrorists, among them 24 are in Karachi. | Nawa-e-Waqt, July 13, 2015,
http://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk/E-Paper/islamabad/2015-07-13/page-1. |
| Jul. 13, 2015 | A report highlighted that after six months of announcement to do so under NAP, Islamabad police has failed to establish the special anti-terror force. | Dawn, July 13, 2015,
http://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=13_07_2015_004_001. |
| Jul. 16, 2015 | A news report revealed that not a single unregistered madrassa, out of 579, has been sealed in Karachi. | Dawn, July 16, 2015,
http://www.dawn.com/news/1194706. |
| Jul 16, 2015 | Punjab Apex Committee, meeting for the sixth time, banned Zakat and Fitrana collection by proscribed organizations. | Dawn, July 17, 2015,
http://www.dawn.com/news/1194988. |
| Jul. 16, 2015 | According to a report submitted by the government in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, 142 NGOs and seminaries have been issued audit notices. | Express, July 17, 2015, http://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1102965033&Issue=NP_ISB&Date=20150717. |
| Jul. 22, 2015 | The Supreme Court expressed its concerns over the ineffectiveness of the National Counter-Terrorism Authority (NACTA) in eradicating terrorism in the country. | Express Tribune, July 23, 2015,
http://tribune.com.pk/story/924786/poorly-funded-nacta-gets-rs100m-against-rs2b-demand. |
| Jul. 25, 2015 | A media report claimed that the KP government had planned a de-radicalization program worth 65 million rupees. | The News, July 25, 2015, http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-7-330513-Govt-plans-project-to-de-radicalise-militants-in-KP. |
| Jul. 29, 2015 | Punjab government told the Supreme Court that it had registered cases against several banned outfits for illegally collecting funds. | Dawn, July 30, 2015,
http://www.dawn.com/news/1197226. |
| Jul. 29, 2015 | Malik Ishaq, leader of Lashker-e-Jhangvi, was killed along with two sons in an alleged police encounter in Muzaffargarh (Punjab). | The News, July 30, 2015,
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-192503-Malik-Ishaq-among-two-sons-killed-in-alleged-police-shootout. |
| Aug. 5, 2015 | Supreme Court upheld the constitutional amendment made for establishing military courts, keeping the review powers with itself (SC). | Express Tribune, August 6, 2015,
http://tribune.com.pk/story/932537/supreme-court-upholds-establishment-of-military-courts. |
| Aug. 6, 2015 | PM approves the absorption of National Crisis Management Cell into NACTA | Nai Baat, Islamabad, August 7, 2015. |
| Aug. 6, 2015 | Punjab counter terrorism department along with intelligence officials undertook a joint search operation in seminaries across the province detaining several students. | Dawn, August 7, 2015,
http://www.dawn.com/news/1198863/search-operations-in-punjab-seminaries. |
| Aug. 9, 2015 | A total of 30 seminaries had been closed so far and put under “suspect” category, said Interior Minister. | Dawn, August 10, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1199516/30-seminaries-closed-says-minister. |
| Aug. 13, 2015 | Military court awarded death to six militants involved in APS attack and to one militant involved in Safoora Goth, Karachi attack. | The News, August 14, 2015,
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-39093-Seven-terrorists-awarded-death-by-military-court. |
| Aug. 15, 2015 | An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore sentenced an Al-Qaeda man to life imprisonment. | Dawn, August 16, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1200797. |
| Aug. 20, 2015 | A media report indicated that only two of the 25 prisoners hanged in Adiala Jail Rawalpindi so far were tried under the anti-terrorism act. | The News, August 20, 2015, http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-335257-Only-two-of-25-executed-prisoners. |
| Aug. 23, 2015 | An intelligence agency tracked down a gang of 52 hundi and hawladealers, all Afghans, involved in terror financing. | Express Tribune, August 24, 2015, http://tribune.com.pk/story/943605/hundi-and-hawala-52-afghans-involved-in-terror-finance-nabbed. |
| Aug. 24, 2015 | The federal cabinet vowed to deal firmly with sectarian outfits. | The News, August 25, 2015, http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-39258-Govt-to-get-tough-with-sectarian-outfits-now. |
| Aug. 24, 2015 | A police report claimed that the number of madrassas in Karachi has increased. | Jang, August 25, 2015, https://e.jang.com.pk/08-25-2015/pindi/pic.asp?picname=54.gif. |
| Aug. 25, 2015 | A news report claimed detained commanders of TTP Swat chapter, Muslim Khan and Mehmood Khan, had died in custody of security forces owing to their illness. | The News, August 25, 2015, http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-7-336075-TTP-Swat-commanders-Muslim-KhanMehmood-Khan-die-in-custody. |
| Aug. 25, 2015 | Sindh government ordered action against 49 seminaries having links with terrorists. | Dawn, August 26, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1202829. |
| Aug. 25, 2015 | Punjab law minister claimed that 20 seminaries once accused of having links with militants are no long involved in militancy. | Dawn, August 26, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1202904. |
| Aug. 26, 2015 | A news report revealed that 703 unregistered seminaries in FATA will be black listed soon. | Express Tribune, August 26, 2015, http://tribune.com.pk/story/944774/clamping-down-703-unregistered-tribal-seminaries-to-be-blacklisted. |
| Aug. 27, 2015 | The government of Pakistan officially banned ISIS in Pakistan, as per notification issued by the interior ministry. | Jang, August 28, 2015, https://e.jang.com.pk/08-28-2015/pindi/pic.asp?picname=528.gif. |
| Aug. 28, 2015 | Spokesman for Wafaqul Madaris Al-Arabia complained that only Deobandi seminaries were targeted in recent raids. | Dawn, August 29, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1203597. |
| Sep. 7, 2015 | The top civilian and military leadership held a meeting with representatives of religious seminaries indicating government’s renewed resolve to reform madrassas. | Dawn, September 8, 2015, http://www.dawn.com/news/1205572. |