- COAS Munir receives briefing on prevailing safety panorama.
- He reaffirms Pakistan Military’s dedication to pursue TTP.
- “Armed forces’ willpower cornerstone of nation’s sovereignty.”
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Military Workers (COAS) Basic Asim Munir has expressed resolve that the Pakistan Military, in collaboration with legislation enforcement companies (LEAs), stays decided to eradicate terrorism and extremism in all its kinds, guaranteeing the restoration of lasting peace and stability throughout the nation, the army’s media wing mentioned.
The military chief made these remarks throughout his vist to Wana space of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) South Waziristan district, the Inter-Companies Public Relations mentioned on Sunday. Upon his arrival in Wana, he was acquired by the Corps Commander Peshawar.
In the course of the go to, the ISPR mentioned, the COAS acquired a complete briefing on the prevailing safety panorama and ongoing counter-terrorism operations.
Whereas interacting with the officers and the troops, he recommended their unwavering resilience and steadfastness within the face of terrorism, reaffirming the nation’s delight of their sacrifices. He emphasised that the martyrs have been the delight of Pakistan, and their sacrifices won’t ever be forgotten.
Gen Munir highlighted that the braveness, resilience, and unyielding willpower of Pakistan’s Armed Forces have been the “cornerstone of the nation’s sovereignty”.
He described the troopers of the armed forces and LEAs because the “true heroes of the nation, whose bravery and selfless dedication encourage all the nation.”
He reaffirmed the Pakistan Military’s dedication to pursuing the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), now referred to as Fitna Al Khwarij, and will proceed to be hunted down until its elimination together with the “facilitator, abettors and financier who will probably be made to pay the value for his or her nefarious actions in opposition to the state.”
Pakistan has been reeling from elevated terrorist assaults for months with the third quarter (July-September) witnessing a pointy enhance in fatalities of terrorist violence and counter-terrorism campaigns with a 90% surge in violence, in line with a report issued by the Centre for Analysis and Safety Research (CRSS).
A complete of 722 folks have been killed, together with civilians, safety personnel, and outlaws, whereas 615 others have been wounded in as many as 328 incidents recorded throughout the interval beneath overview.
Almost 97% of those fatalities occurred in KP and Balochistan — marking the best share in a decade, and over 92% of those incidents of terror assaults and safety forces’ operations have been recorded in the identical provinces.
The overall fatalities from three quarters of this 12 months have now surpassed the overall fatalities recorded for all the 2023; the variety of fatalities rose to not less than 1,534 within the first three quarters in comparison with 1,523 in 2023.