Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has urged political parties to refrain from doing politics on the issue of terrorism.

Responding to a point of order in the National Assembly, he said we have requested Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur to establish a Counter Terrorism Department in the province at the earliest.

He said there should also be safe city initiatives to combat terrorism.

Attaullah Tarar also paid rich tribute to the sacrifices of the security forces and the law enforcement agencies in establishing order in the motherland.