RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Sunday reiterated that military operations would continue to eliminate terrorists from the urban centres and remote areas at all costs to bring peace and prosperity in the country.
He reaffirmed Pakistan Army’s determination to take ongoing military operations to the logical conclusion. The terrorists squeezed in isolated pockets would be targeted with precision for elimination, he added. The COAS made the resolve during his visit to Peshawar. He was briefed on security in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa/FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas), operation Zarb-e-Azb and ongoing operation in Khyber Agency which was making steady progress, said ISPR DG Maj Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa in his tweet on social media. General Raheel Sharif also visited Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Peshawar and met the wounded soldiers. He said the resolve and indomitable spirit of injured was highly reassuring asset for Army and the nation. Raheel Sharif visited Corps Headquarters Peshawar where he was briefed on the progress of operation Zarb-e-Azb against terrorists. He was also briefed on operation being carried out in Khyber Agency. Speaking on the occasion, the army chief said operation against terrorists will be taken to its logical end. The army chief also enquired about after the health of the injured army troops in CMH Peshawar.
General Raheel Sharif had last week said this during his visit to newly established National Counter-Terrorism Training Center Pabbi Hills that “we have resolved to clean Pakistan from all kinds of terrorism. Let’s join hands, Operations must continue fearlessly,” he said. The army chief said that “While we train to fight terrorist, coordinating intelligence mechanism is must to pre-empt incidents.
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