Pakistan, Oct. 11 -- Failure to enforce the National Action Plan agreed upon by all political parties is causing a surge in terrorism, said ISPR Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, addressing a press conference in Peshawar on the security situation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Friday.

He began the press conference, which was streamed live on YouTube, by paying tribute to the "brave and resilient people" of K-P, and acknowledged their sacrifices alongside the armed forces in the fight against terrorism.

DG ISPR blamed weak governance and the neglect of the National Action Plan (NAP) for the surge in terrorism, particularly in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), where "around 70 per cent of the country's terrorist acts take place." He noted ...