NewsSeptember 01 , 2016
No Pakistani can tolerate slogans against country: DG ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Director General (DG) Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa has said that military operation Zarb-e-Azb was an indiscriminate action against the militants.
This he said while briefing the media on progress made during Zarb-e-Azb here Thursday.
DG ISPR said, "The salient operational guidelines for this military operation were it would be an indiscriminate operation, to avoid collateral damage and be mindful of human rights."
General Asim said action was carried out against terrorists without any discrimination, adding that operations were also conducted against Afghan Taliban and Haqqani network.
Asim Bajwa said, “Terrorism was rampant before launch of Zarb-e-Azb in 2014.” He added that there were about 311 IED blasts, 74 attacks, and 26 suicide attacks in 2014.
Terrorists’ camps are present in Afghanistan, Bajwa said and added that menace could not be controlled without mutual cooperation. Presence of militants in Afghanistan is a challenge for Pakistan, he said.
General Bajwa said peace in the region was restored after huge sacrifices made by the armed forces.
He added that 168 combing operations were conducted to apprehend the terrorists in the country.
“Our security personnel entered North Waziristan and Khyber Agency to destroy terrorist hideouts. 992 hideouts were destroyed, 253 tonnes explosives were recovered, and 7599 ammunition factories were destroyed,” he added.
He said over 2581 land mines were spotted and 35310 rockets were recovered.
Over 537 military personnel were martyred and 2,272 injured in the war against terror, Bajwa said.
Lauding the success of the operation he said, “FATA has been cleared. All terrorist sleeper cells have been busted.”
He said there are 18 crossing points between Pakistan and Afghanistan 2600 kilometers long border where gates would be erected and security personnel would be deployed so that so that terrorists could not infiltrate.
He said terrorism in Karachi has reduced by 74, kidnapping for ransom 89 percent, extortion 95 percent while target killing reduced to 94 percent due to targeted operation in the port city.
“No Pakistani can tolerate slogans against the country,” General Bajwa said.
Without naming the MQM founder Altaf Hussain DG ISPR said, “The person who raised slogans against Pakistan is sitting in another country.”
Courtesy www.thenews.com.pk
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