Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif. PHOTO: ONLINE
The army chief visited field formations and reviewed the operations going on in the agency.
Sharif met the troops in South Waziristan and was also given a briefing on the security situation in the agency.
The airstrikes, which began about a week ago in North Waziristan have resulted in more than 80 people, mostly militants, being killed in the targeted operation. Around 100 people have also been injured in the operation and many have been arrested by security forces backed by helicopter gunships, tanks and heavy artillery.
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We deeply value the sacrifices made the Pakistani military in fighting terrorism. Our nations have been working side by side on both sides of the border. We have lost thousands of brave soldiers in our shared quest for peace. We take our hat off and salute all those who have lost their lives in our common fight against terrorism. We are committed to restoring peace in the region and refuse to bow down to those who pose a threat to the safety of our countries. The terrorists need to be made aware that they cannot continue to work against our peace objectives and attack and kill at will.
We again commend our brave troops on both sides of the border who are ready to sacrifices their lives for the safety of the region. We look forward to working together and remain confident of achieving our shared peace objectives through mutual cooperation.
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@Rex Minor: While you are playing around with your sinister words.
@Arvind: time will tell.
@Kashmiri:
Keep dreaming. The Afghan Taliban will join the TTP and they'll turn the guns on their former masters.
The timing of the Chief's visit to meet the troops coincides with the PM's visit to India. This is similar to Chief's visit of ISI office when the PM was visiting the injured GEO anchor in Karachi. All is not well.
Pakistani Taliban's roots in Afghanistan if Pak Army want to give peace they should go to Hot Pursue in Afghanistan like Turky done it in Iraq ...
Head Off for My Army ..
Being a well wisher of pakistan, i would like to say that: It would be negative @Brave Veterian sir, since, the Indian's are not dumb, they have more fire power and a very well equipped intelligence system in place. They are going to stay there for a long time just to ensure that Afghanistan will remain an independent, sovereign, a democratic and is an economically progressive nation, Afghanistan is a much stronger militarily, than what you anticipate. Afghans are far more intelligent and sensible than the 80's and 90's. Unacceptable amount of losses will be mounted on the Pakistani forces, and obviously, with losses comes the grief and massive economic losses which the pakistani people might have to unfortunately go through. So just don't go for any misadventures, even if you go for it atleast be sane enough to accept you dead soldiers body's.
@Brave Veteran :
This is 2014 my dear old veteran not 1940 that you can surprise the world by entering battalions in neighboring countries. Its a proxy war and solution lies in tackling it through powerful intelligence agencies and proper diplomacy.
@Senses: For that(To go and visit our valiant troops) one needs strong sense of belonging and that is what our politicians lack.
@hmm
Too bad, you did not accompany the military which is there to be crowned with martyrdom!
Rex Minor
@Brave Veterian: That'll happen soon, Indians have no chance of staying there once US forces leave. Pakistan will once again be in full control & then these groups will be crushed with the aide of our friendly afghan warlords/Taliban's. This is a worrying sign for India, and if nothing concrete happens in Kashmir issue then we will be in a position to take our revenge for the interference of raw in Baluchistan & KPK. ISI is already strong on the eastern borders of India, and soon Kashmiri freedom fighters will be made stronger if India stays rigid & continues to kill our citizens via Afghanistan. Already our coas had made a stern statement that "Kashmir is our jugular vien" - we as a nation are quite clear on the matter of Kashmir, apart from our businessmen politicians such as PM Nawaz.
@Wali: The Prime Minister should have gone to show support for the troops. Even Obama visits his troops in Afghanistan once a year, while our politicians show no importance in extending such gestures.
I have seen these operations and have also been involved in it. The terrorists run away into Afghanistan into their safe sanctuaries, thanks to advance information provided to them, a few really really motivated terrorists put up a fight and get killed or injured. After sometime they will again return and kill our troops from all the ammunation support and information they receive from their handlers across the border. Now what would I suggest, I would say that, once the American's are out, we should evict the Indians out, through diplomacy or force what ever demands the situation, since, they are the route cause for our headache with Afghanistan. we should control the southern and eastern part of Afghanistan. Jalalabad, Kandahar, and eventually Mazar I Sharif and Herat will automatically become more stable under our army control. This might sound impossible but, if Pakistan should survive, we should control Afghanistan once, the Americans are out.
Obama made a suprise visit to Afghanistan and met his troops,our prime minister can visit every other part of the world except waziristan,it's time for pm to visit waziristan and meet the soldiers and officers,i am sure it will be a moral booster for our brave soldiers and officers.
The Interior Minister should have gone with him to show the Stats's ownership and support.
There is no clear objective as far as Govt is concerned. They have to make their decision asap, those who are willing to talk & will agree on our terms should be pardoned, as for those who refuse to accept our constitution & won't lay their arms down should be dealt with force once and for all. This rhetoric of "war will not bring peace" is making all of us confused! We're already in a war! Peace can only be achieved by using force & dialogue simultaneously, it would be foolish to bow down to these foreign funded groups & lets them rule in the FATA region with tons of ammunition, who would guarantee us that they won't approach other cities?! There is no other choice but to disarm these groups, they are fighting with us for power not for "shariah". We need to understand this instead of creating divisions amongst ourselves without evaluating the situation we are in. Look at Swat, what would've happened had we listened to those who were against army operation? Time to move on, stop living in the past as to why our army moved into FATA, its our army for god sake, it can go anywhere within the boundaries of Pakistan! its now time to deal with our demons instead of living in the past. We have to make a choice now, let TTP rule FATA with all the ammunition they have or crush them with force. I'd chose the latter, crush all those groups which refuse to accept our writ.