Command and control system of terrorists destroyed in NW: Khawaja Asif

Defence minister also says terrorists will be eliminated from the entire country.

ISLAMABAD: The command and control system of terrorists was destroyed in North Waziristan during the ongoing military operation in the agency, said Defence Minister Khawaja Asif in a statement released from Islamabad on Saturday, Express News reported.

The defence minister said that militants were fleeing from their hideouts in the area, adding that their network was collapsing.

He also stated that terrorists would be eliminated from the entire country.

"There is no place for terrorism in a democratic country," he added.

To counter terrorism, coordination between security institutions was also being made more integrated, Asif stated.