In Pakistan, a grouping of civil society bodies has asked the government to launch a decisive operation against terrorists based in Muridke, where the JuD headquarters is located, and the southern part of Punjab as the province has become the new hub of militants.<br/> The demand was made by 'Aman Tehrik' at a meeting of the grouping's steering and coordinating committees from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and the tribal areas.<br/> The 'Aman Tehrik' said a "decisive operation" against militants is necessary as Punjab has become the new hub of terrorists. The meeting discussed issues related to terrorism in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the tribal areas.<br/> Participants said that the wave of terrorism had received a fillip in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.<br/> The participants alleged that the PML-N-led government in Punjab was supporting terrorism and patronising terrorists even more than the Muttahia Majlis-e-Amal government that ruled Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa during 2002-07.<br/> The meeting asked the federal government to eliminate centres of terrorism across Pakistan.<br/>The Aman Tehrik's demand came close on the heels of a similar call by senior Awami National Party leader Bashir Bilour. The ANP is part of Pakistan's ruling coalition.<br/> <br/>