RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday has visited and reviewed the progress of ongoing military operation Zarb-e-Azb.
According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Army Chief has directed to commence last phase of Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan.
COAS was briefed by Operation commander about operational gains so far and the impending operations. COAS was also briefed that the deeply forested ravines of Shawal Valley and area ahead of Data Khel which have been frequent infiltration routes of terrorists between Pakistan and Afghanistan, is now the last bastion of terrorists left in North Waziristan.
General Raheel Sharif directed to commence forthwith the last phase of Operation in North Waziristan which aims at clearing the remnants of terrorists from their hide outs in deeply forested ravines, isolate them and indiscriminately sever their links with their abettors anywhere across the country.
COAS expressed complete satisfaction over the gains and effects of operations and acknowledged the resolve of troops to fully eliminate terrorists from their left over sanctuary
#COAS visited Shawal Valley,N. Waziristan today,reviewed progress of ongoing ops.Briefed by Ops comd about op gains so far&impending ops-1
— Gen Asim Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) February 24, 2016
#COAS briefed,deeply forested ravines of Shawal,Data Khel,been popular infiltration routes b/w Pak&Afgn,now last terrorist bastion in NWA-2
— Gen Asim Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) February 24, 2016
#COAS directed to commence last phase Ops in N.Waziristan to cleanse remnant terrorists from hide outs in deeply forested ravines&jungles-3
— Gen Asim Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) February 24, 2016
isolate them and sever their links indiscriminately with abettors and facilitators anywhere across the country-4
— Gen Asim Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) February 24, 2016
Forces regrouped,reinforced,moved in ops area.Local support 4 terrorists even in Shawal Valley totally diminished,people want to rid them-5
— Gen Asim Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) February 24, 2016
Shawal Visit:Troops ready for last phase of ops,determined to finish work asap,in a high state of morale-6 pic.twitter.com/l6v6jDuzu2
— Gen Asim Bajwa (@AsimBajwaISPR) February 24, 2016
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