Army will accomplish mission to eliminate terrorism irrespective of cost: Gen Raheel

Army chief visits Tilla Ranges near Jhelum, appreciates professional skills and motivation of troops

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif said on Wednesday that the Pakistan Army would not stop short of accomplishing its mission to eliminate terrorism, irrespective of the cost.

A press release issued by the ISPR quoted Gen Raheel as saying that the military is fully prepared to deter and defeat any form of aggression.

The army chief visited Tilla Ranges near Jhelum on Wednesday, and witnessed the culmination of large-scale maneuver exercises by formations of Central Command in "near-real environment".

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He appreciated the professional skills and motivation of troops involved in the exercises and emphasised that the whole nation was firmly standing alongside its armed forces to root out the menace of terrorism from across the country.

He exhorted troops to fully focus on training and professional pursuits as the strenuous training and highest standard of preparedness in peacetime were the only guarantors of peace.

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Earlier, on his arrival at the exercise area, the army chief was received by Commander Central Command Lt Gen Muhammad Hilal Hussain.

Strike Corps,armoured Div battle inoculation Exercise today.Young students excited to see tanks in break out battle pic.twitter.com/PCfbQrByx7

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) April 1, 2015