Pakistan

Army chief orders intelligence agencies to conduct country-wide combing operations

Quetta attack is in retaliation of CPEC, says General Raheel Sharif

News Desk August 08, 2016

Army chief General Raheel Sharif inquires after a Quetta blast victim. PHOTO: ISPR

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif has ordered intelligence agencies to carry out country-wide special combing operations to target terrorists in the wake of recent terror attack in Quetta.

Spec combing Ops https://t.co/x83oxhhMoX agencies to go anywhere in the country to target anyone linked with these terror acts-6-'
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) August 8, 2016

The decision was taken during an emergency security meeting chaired by the army chief at Pakistan Army’s Balochistan Corps Headquarters on Monday.

#COAS chairs security mtng.CM&CS Bln,Commander Southern Comd present.Having been defeated in KPK,terrorists shifting focus to Bln...-4
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) August 8, 2016

Over 60 people were killed in Monday’s attack when a powerful explosion ripped through Quetta’s Civil Hospital as witnesses described tearful staff rushing towards the smoking blast site to help dozens of wounded.

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The explosion came as up to 200 people gathered at the city’s major government hospital after the fatal shooting of a senior lawyer.

“Having been defeated in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa the terrorists are shifting their focus to Balochistan,” military’s media wing, ISPR, quoted General Raheel as saying.

The army chief declared the attack in Balochistan’s provincial capital an attempt to undermine security in the province, especially targeting the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.

Is an attempt to undermine improved security in Bln,specially targeting CPEC.All resources to be employed to control situation.-5
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) August 8, 2016

He directed the security institutions to make use of all available resources to control the overall law and order situation in the country.

Earlier during the day, the army chief arrived at the Civil Hospital Quetta and inquired after the injured victims of the blast.

The COAS also directed the authorities concerned to provide best medical care to those admitted at the hospital.

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COAS visited injured in Civ Hosp.Expressed solidarity with 'em.Serious patients shifted to CMH.To chair security conf with civ/mil ldrship-2
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) August 8, 2016

Quetta:2seriously injured evacuated to Kci.20 more being evacuated on mil plane to various hospitals in different cities on required basis-3
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) August 8, 2016

#COAS in Quetta,visits Balochistan High Court,offers condolences with CJ Bln,panel of judges for all those who lost their lives-1
— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) August 8, 2016

“The COAS visited Balochistan High Court and offered condolences to chief justice Balochistan and the panel of judges,” DG ISPR Lt-Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa tweeted.

“General Raheel visited Civil Hospital and expressed solidarity with the injured. Serious patients have been shifted to Combined Military Hospital,” he added.

Two victims were shifted to Karachi for immediate treatment, Bajwa said, adding that about 20 more will be shifted on a military plane to various cities.

COMMENTS (19)

Javaid Randhawa | 8 years ago | Reply @ Dipak and Rahul You keep your noses out of Afghanistan everthing will be ok but you cannot because you failed to control Kashmir so you have to bleed Pakistan.

Vaidyanathan | 8 years ago | Reply COAS he is smart. To cover the failure he is raising the issue of CPEC. This will not work unless all terrorists tackled with iron hand.

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Pakistani | 8 years ago | Reply @MK: Because this Rahul's full time job. This is what does for living

Pakistani | 8 years ago | Reply @Dipak: No he meant raw and modi

Ch. Allah Daad | 8 years ago | Reply Intelligence agencies are only good for spying, buying and threatening politicians. We don't expect anything would change.

Rahul | 8 years ago | Reply @Sam: Taliban leadership is given shelter in Quetta, why was Pakistan expecting a different outcome from that, remember Hillary Clinton's snakes in the backyard comment.

Dipak | 8 years ago | Reply Dipak@Rahul: You mean Raheel Sharif and Military?

MK | 8 years ago | Reply Observer: when you do the same buddy, when you do the same. That's when.

Observer | 8 years ago | Reply @ Sam, You are totally wrong ... the people of India very much care about loss of lives in Pakistan, and wonder why there is no change in the attitude of the Pakistanis leadership towards terror and relations with India. When will you stop your good terrorist bad terrorist business, and stop using the strategic assets against the neighbours ..??!!

Sam | 8 years ago | Reply @Rahul: Apparently you do not care about loss of life but your point of view. No wonder hate is booming between India and Pak coz folks like you don't care about people, they only care about twisted agenda.

ishrat salim | 8 years ago | Reply Failure of intel and NAP. Why do we have to take action after every big incidences ? Why no pro - active action taken when small blasts and number of target killings were happening for the past this month ? When r we going to learn ?

Raisani | 8 years ago | Reply Love you Chief for always being the 1st one to reach n stay between the masses in calamities.

M.S. | 8 years ago | Reply We trust General Raheel more than any useless politician or beurocrat but he should also accept his failure because if this blast is related to CPEC then it was his duty to be proactive and vigilant.

waqar | 8 years ago | Reply for GOD sake its time for announce country wide operation where necceassaary placaces in whole pakistan

MK | 8 years ago | Reply Rahul: why are you on every article with weird comments even when people pass away?

Observer | 8 years ago | Reply Oh yeh ... after the so called great success of the Zarb-e-azb, now there is a need for country wide combing operation ... ?!

Zulfiqar Baig | 8 years ago | Reply This is high time for the nation to keep on eye on enemies within and keep united against this evil. Pak Army and intelligence agencies should not spare anyone involved in this terrorist activity no matter what..All terrorists should be hanged publically and not within the boundries of prisons.

Rahul | 8 years ago | Reply I am thinking this is the work of the bad terrorists.

Amir | 8 years ago | Reply Time for an operation in the heartland of Punjab...everywhere else it is happening

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