ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday said that it is now time to take daring decisions against terrorism and to implement those decisions.
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Gen Raheel said political ownership of military action, strict anti-terror laws and their implementation is mandatory to curb militancy. He was briefing a meeting of parliamentary leaders held here on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who summoned the political leadership to finalise a counter-terrorism strategy following Peshawar school attack. He said that political backing of the military is vital for a decisive fight against terrorism. “For this war we require political leadership’s cooperation, strict laws and concrete measures to curb militancy and terrorism.” he added.
General Raheel Sharif informed the participants about outcome of his recent visit to Afghanistan as well as Tuesday’s meeting with Afghan army chief and ISAF commander at GHQ, saying that Afghanistan has ensured elimination of Pakistani militants’ sanctuaries on Afghan soil. He said the Zarb-e-Azb and Khyber-I operations were successfully underway in tribal areas. |