ISPR says corps commanders meeting discussed the prevailing and emerging terror threat, IIOJK situation
Top military brass vows to bring Peshawar blast perpetrators to book
ISPR says corps commanders meeting discussed the prevailing and emerging terror threat, IIOJK situation
A day after one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Pakistan’s history,
the country’s top military brass on Tuesday met and discussed the prevailing and emerging terror threat.
The corps commanders’
conferences were presided over by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir,
who on Monday was in Peshawar along with Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif following
the suicide bombing at Police Lines killing scores of people mostly policemen.
Against the backdrop of the resurgence of terrorism in the country, the military
commanders were briefed in detail about prevailing and emerging threats,
according to the military’s media wing on Tuesday.
As the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), they were also briefed on the ongoing
intelligence-based operations being undertaken by army and law enforcement agencies
for breaking the nexus between terrorists and their support mechanism across the country.
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Without naming any country,
the statement referred to Afghanistan, where Pakistan believes the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliates operate.
The government is no longer pursuing a policy to seek negotiations with the TTP, according to officials. Instead, Pakistan has asked the Afghan Taliban to fulfill its promise to eliminate the terrorist sanctuaries of the TTP.
In a rare move, the Afghan Taliban condemned the Peshawar suicide bombing, saying
the targeting of the places of worship had no justification.
The public condemnation of the interim Afghan government is believed to have compelled the
TTP to issue a statement denying its involvement, though one of its commanders
earlier took the responsibility.
The TTP’s move
, some observers believe, could be tactical as it wanted to avoid any backlash from the Afghan Taliban.
Meanwhile, the forum paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the Peshawar Police Line blast and
vowed that perpetrators will be brought to exemplary justice.
The army chief was quoted as saying: “Such immoral and cowardly acts cannot shake the resolve
of the nation but rather reinvigorate our determination to succeed in the ongoing war
against
terror with Zero tolerance for any terrorist entity.”
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General Asim directed all commanders to continue to focus on anti-terrorism operations in
coordination with intelligence and law enforcement agencies with renewed resolve till the time we achieve sustainable peace.
Moreover, the forum takes notice of human rights violations and Indian design to alter
demographics of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), reaffirmed the
army’s commitment to Pakistan’s principal support to the indigenous freedom struggle
of brave Kashmiri people as per relevant UN resolutions and aspirations of the people of Kashmir.