Army ready to take any step to elimination terrorism

Top brass of the army has said that the forces were ready for giving ay sacrifice for eliminating terrorism in the country.

The latest development indicated that the army at last decided to launch a major operation against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant outfits working in the tribal region.

A strong worded ISPR statement stated, “Participants expressed their satisfaction over the standard of preparedness of Armed Forces to take on the upcoming challenges being faced by the country. It was reiterated that the resolve to fight the menace of terrorism will be kindred and Armed Forces of Pakistan are ready to render any sacrifice therein (sic).”

The meeting, chaired by General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, was attended by Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Asif Sandila, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, Secretary Defence, Secretary Defence Production, Chief of General Staff, Director-General Joint Staff, Director-General Inter Services Intelligence, Director-General Strategic Plans Division and senior military officers from the three services.

Although there weren’t any specific details in the statement, but it was widely interpreted as a signal from the army to Taliban that it was finally ready to take them on. The strong reaction from the military leadership to the attack on Malala has once again triggered talk of a possible operation.

One after the other statements from COAS Gen Kayani and Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and more importantly the raging anger in the country against the atrocious attack on a young activist who stood up for education of girls is being seen as an important development with regard to an all-out operation to flush terrorists out of their hideouts.

“We refuse to bow before terror. We will fight, regardless of the cost, we will prevail InshaAllah,” Gen Kayani had said after visiting Malala Yousufzai at a military hospital in Peshawar.

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