Sir: As per news reports, the Sindh government has requested the federal government to provide the lists of banned religious and sectarian outfits and organizations on April 6, 2015. In the wake of a deadly Taliban-led terrorist attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar on December 16, 2014, a National Action Plan (NAP) was formulated to take some urgent steps to fight the scourge of terrorism. It is surprising news that even after three and a half months of the signing of NAP, no official list of banned outfits has been provided to provincial governments. Then on what basis we are taking action against terrorists? After the army’s decisive operation in the tribal areas, the terrorists are fleeing and taking refuge under the banner of various religious and sectarian outfits that provide them all types of support. These outfits are free to operate at will. They are free to collect funds, hold rallies and meetings, get maximum coverage in the print and electronic media, use social media to put across their viewpoint and recruit new interns to spread their nefarious agenda.If we are unable to even compile a list of such outfits, then what sort of seriousness can one expect from those sitting at the helm of affairs? Where do we stand on Madrassas (seminaries) reforms, change in their curriculum and scrutiny of their funds? The government has failed to decide which ministry will take charge of this Herculean task. Is it safe to presume that NAP is just a smoking gun for the army to have ‘military courts for civilians’ and launch an operation in Karachi. The Pakistani Taliban have now got a new far brutal partner — Daesh. This is an intimation to those who are busy protecting religious/sectarian outfits as their political partners. MASOOD KHAN Jubail Saudi Ar