Aug 11 , 2015
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Top military leaders decide to give befitting response to threats
Quarterly meeting reviews progress in ongoing operations against terrorists
INPRAWALPINDI - A meeting of the army’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) was held at the Joint Staff Headquarters here, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations on Tuesday.
The meeting was presided over by Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Rashad Mahmood and attended by Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Shairf, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah, Chief of Air Staff Air Marshall Sohail Aman, Defence Secretary Lt Gen (retired) Muhammad Alam Khattak and senior military officers from the three services.
The JSCS is a quarterly meeting of senior military leadership to carry out the assessment and evaluation of operational preparedness of all three services especially in the context of articulation within the armed forces. Participants of the meeting appreciated the strides against the terrorism and reviewed the progress made in the ongoing operations against terrorists. Issues pertaining to national security, emerging regional geo-strategic environment, and joint military education and training were also dilated upon by the forum.
Satisfaction over the standard of preparedness of armed forces to take on upcoming challenges being faced by the country was also expressed in unequivocal terms. Participants also appreciated the relief and rescue operations carried out by the armed forces in different parts of the country during the recent floods. At the end, the forum reaffirmed the resolve of the armed forces to respond to entire spectrum of threat in the most befitting manner as per comprehensive security strategy.
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