The incidents of terrorism had decreased with the coordination and cooperation of intelligence sharing of LEAs, Rangers and Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD), he said while talking to a private news channel.

The incidents of looting and other criminal activities on highways had also decreased due to the operation Radul Fasaad, he said.

To a question, he said the decision for action against the protesters had taken on the court orders. The police had carefully carried out the operation against the protesters stage sit-in at Faizabad Interchange, he added.

To another question he said, "I could not say any hidden hand working behind the incident of Faizabad sit-in."

Replying to a question he said, "We will remove reservations of Pir Hameedudin Sialvi, the leader of a religious party.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2017