A civil society group has started a hunger strike outside the Punjab Assembly against the non-implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP). The Rwadari Tehreek, set up by social activists aiming to promote tolerance in society, led the hunger strike, and its chairman Samson Salamat asserted that the new wave of terrorism that has hit the country at the onset of 2016 reflects the federal and provincial government’s failure to fulfil their duty of implementing NAP. He stated that the government needed to immediately take action without discrimination against the banned outfits still operating freely and apprehend their facilitators and financiers. He pointed out that nefarious elements were still promoting hate speech and circulating hate material. The protesters demanded of the Punjab government to eliminate such activities and be vigilant to the possible presence of ISIS (Daesh) in the country. The government’s failure was also highlighted in the case of the National Counter Terrorism Authority, which has not been provided leadership or funding. The Central President of Rwadari Tehreek Abdullah Malik criticised the lack of judicial reforms and highlighted the need for revision of syllabi to expunge hate material. He highlighted the need to adopt a strategic policy to ensure deweaponisation. The protest managed to mobilise a broad array of political and social groups. The organisation of this protest is propitious since it reflects an awareness of the fundamental issues as well as a concern and determination to bring an end to the government’s persisting neglect. The grenade attacks in Karachi the other day, where terrorists executed attacks on three institutions, a police station, a girls college and a private school within less than two hours, demonstrates not only the verity of the protestors’ assertions, but should also reveal to the government that it has no room for complacency, since its inability to tackle the issues being raised is directly causing a threat to the lives and safety of citizens. To stop such attacks, the authorities should be in a position to pre-empt them, which is only possible with a proper intelligence architecture made possible with a concerted effort from the Centre. The government needs to take control of the situation by initiating a unified effort in its counter-terrorism drive by bringing forth a powerful counter-narrative to challenge the pernicious ideology being promoted by such extremist elements. *