Daily Times

HANGU: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif visited troops engaged in combing operation in Thall area of the district on Tuesday, said a handout issued here by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The army chief was briefed in detail by the operation commander about security situation in Thall area of the district and progress of the ongoing combing operations.

While expressing his satisfaction over the progress of combing operation and the resultant security environment, the COAS appreciated the valour and gains made by the troops saying that with these combing operations the areas would be purged of terrorists and their abettors.

Raheel Sharif said, “As we consolidate gains of kinetic Operations in FATA, our emphasis is on rooting out all their sleeper cells and a network of facilitators from FATA and across rest of the country.”

The COAS reiterated that the security forces operations would continue “across the board without any discrimination and Pakistan will not allow any terrorist to use its soil for terrorism against any other country.”

He also reviewed the new deployments and structures being made to improve border management and directed stringent measures to check all cross border movement indiscriminately, in coordination with Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and Resolute Support Mission (RSM) in Afghanistan.

Earlier, on arrival to Thall, Hangu, the COAS was received by Lt General Hidayat ur Rehman, Corps Commander, Peshawar.