Summary He said eliminating terrorism for the sake of future generations is our foremost duty.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – 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, Dunya News reported.
Addressing a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Army Chief said that the curse of terrorism has caused a great harm to the country. He said that it is now time to take daring decisions against the terrorists and then to act on those decisions.
General Sharif said that the army will fully cooperate with the government in order to root out terrorism and that the war against the terrorism can only be won by uniting.
He said eliminating terrorism for the sake of future generations is our foremost duty.
Earlier, during the session of ‘Plan of Action Committee’ comprising parliamentarians in Prime Minister House Islamabad, COAS Raheel Sharif briefed that the army has launched different operations against the terrorists. Zarb-e-Azb and Operation Khyber-1 are continuing successfully, he told.
The Army Chief told the members of the Parliament that the operation will continue till the threat of terrorism is wiped out from the country and therefore, strict laws and effective measures are required.
According to General Raheel Sharif, as many as 2100 terrorists have been taken out in the operations, whereas at least 190 soldiers have been martyred.
He informed that the operation by ISAF and Afghan forces is also progressing with full force.
