Army chief instructs agencies to coordinate for 'dignified' return of TDPs

Gen Raheel says return of temporarily displaced persons will begin by mid-March

Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Saturday emphasised the need for all agencies to coordinate for the “dignified return of temporarily displaced persons (TDPs)," according to ISPR. 

Gen Raheel said the return of the TDPs will begin by mid-March, and appreciated intelligence-based operations.

#COAS:Emphasized coord amongst all agencies for dignified return of TDPs within time lines decided.Return to commence mid March-3

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) March 7, 2015

He visited the Corps Headquarter in Peshawar where he was briefed on the progress of the ongoing military Operation Zarb-e-Azb.

Read: TDPs to return to N Waziristan starting next month: ISPR 

The army chief was given a detailed briefing on the security situation in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and FATA.

#COAS visits Corps HQ Psr.Briefed in detail on security situation in KP/FATA,progress of ongoing ops ZarbeAzb in NWA,Khyber& targeted IBOs-1

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) March 7, 2015

“The only way forward in operations is the total elimination of terrorism,” the army chief said.

Read: Fighting terror: Gen Raheel, PM view NAP implementation

“Operations will ultimately result in better border management.”

#COAS:The only way in ops is way fwd till total elimination of terrorists.Ops will ultimately result in better border mgmt.Apreciated IBOs-2

— Gen(R) Asim Saleem Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) March 7, 2015