Nexus between terrorists and their facilitators will be broken at all costs: COAS
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- Dec 12, 2016
PESHAWAR: Chief Of Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday said that the army will leave no stone unturned to break the nexus between terrorist and their facilitators, ARY News reported.
On a visit to Corps Headquarters Peshawar, General Qamar Bajwa said that the nexus between terrorists in remote areas and their facilitators in urban centres will be severed what amount of effort and time it will take.
#COAS spent his day at Corps HQ Peshawar today for in depth briefing on state of security ops &way forward in FATA,KPK&Malakand Division-1 pic.twitter.com/oiGS6mGQ05
— Gen Asim Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) December 12, 2016
The COAS was given briefing on state of security operations in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, ,Malakand Division and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province after which he remarked that the troops have created conditions for governance and socio-eco reforms in the areas.
He added that the troops will stand by valiant tribals and the government to develop all our tribal areas on an equal footing.
COAS also reviewed progress towards border management and directed to expedite all construction work and capacity building of FC to effectively check all illegal cross-border movement.
He was also apprised about concentration of terrorists across the border in Afghanistan and their continued efforts for an activity inside Pakistan.
COAS observed that for optimum effect of sealing their movement either side, border management will have to be bilateral both by Pakistan and Afghanistan on their respective sides. COAS particularly emphasised on
COAS particularly emphasised on progress of return of TDPs and directed completion of their dignified return.
He said, TDPs must be helped to resettle in their native towns with social infrastructure in place, in conjunction with the civil govt.
Earlier on arrival at Peshawar, COAS was received by Lt Gen Hidayat ur Rehman, Corps Comd 11 Corps
For optimum effect of sealing move of terrorist either side,bdr mgmt will ‘ve to be bilateral both by Pak&Afgn on their respective sides-5
— Gen Asim Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) December 12, 2016