[DAWN] Top leadership of all three armed forces of Pakistain Wednesday reaffirmed their resolve to fight the menace of terrorism under a comprehensive strategy within the policy parameters set by the politicianship.The Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee meeting (JCSC) was held at the Joint Staff Headquarters in Rawalpindi with General Rashad Mahmood in the chair, said a blurb issued by ISPR.
The meeting was attended by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, Secretary Defence, Secretary Defence Production and other senior military officers from the three services.
The meeting took place the same day when central front man of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP), Shahidullah Shahid accused the government of violating the month-long ceasefire by continuing with raids, arrests and torture of Taliban prisoners.
The top military officials assessed and evaluated the operational preparedness of the armed forces, said the blurb.
The meeting also took into consideration the issues related to national security and emerging regional environment along with progress on the agenda points of the last meeting.
Participants expressed their satisfaction over the standard of preparedness of armed forces to take on the challenges being faced by the country.
The gathering was briefed about internal and external security threats including the situation in the tribal areas and talks with the TTP.
The ongoing peace talks between the government and Taliban struck an impasse last month after the Taliban-linked bully boyz murdered 23 kidnapped Pak paramilitary soldiers.
The killings resulted in multiple targeted