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| Army to consolidate operation Zarb-e-Azb gains |
| 2015-12-16 |
| ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif said on Tuesday the army will consolidate operation Zarb-e-Azb gains. He said that those killed and injured in the Army Public School (APS) attack have rendered great sacrifices for the country, which will be remembered forever. Speaking at the Corps Commanders Conference at the General Head Quarters (GHQ), the army chief said security forces will continue to consolidate their gains to make them sustainable, which he said will be a befitting tribute to all those killed and wounded in the APS attack. The participants of the meeting comprehensively reviewed the internal and external security situation of the country along with discussing matters pertaining to professional interest. The review also focused on the most effective manner of implementing the National Action Plan (NAP) – which was drafted in the wake of the Peshawar school attack to chalk out a comprehensive strategy to combat terrorism – in order to eliminate terrorism, extremism and sectarianism without any discrimination. The military elite expressed satisfaction over the progress achieved in the ongoing Zarb-e-Azb operation in North Waziristan and said the operation would continue till the complete elimination of terrorism from the country. The forum was given comprehensive briefings on internal and external security situation of the country. Participants also took holistic view of the emerging geostrategic environment and its relevance to security of Pakistan. While recounting successes of operation Zarb-e-Azb, the participants of the conference also expressed their solidarity with the bereaved families and paid tributes to the sacrifices of APS Peshawar martyrs who laid down their lives in a terrorist attack on 16 December, 2014. Remembering all the martyrs and those wounded in terrorism for their great sacrifices for the motherland, COAS said, “We will continue to pursue efforts to consolidate our gains to make them sustainable.” The meeting was held at army’s headquarters in Rawalpindi and attended by all Corps Commanders and principal staff officers. It was held on the eve of the first anniversary of the Peshawar school attack. Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday signed the death warrants of four “hardcore terrorists” nearly one week after four men were hanged through a military court order for involvement in the Peshawar Army Public School attack. General Raheel Sharif had last week signed the death warrants of four “hardcore terrorists” nearly one week after four men were hanged through a military court order for involvement in the Peshawar Army Public School attack. |
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