Zarvan
ELITE MEMBER
- Joined
- Apr 28, 2011
- Messages
- 54,470
- Reaction score
- 87
- Country
- Location
ISLAMABAD: Army Chief General Raheel Sharif in his upcoming US visit will take a tough stance against India, especially over the issue of New Delhi’s fanning terrorism in Pakistan, it has been learnt. The civilian and military leadership took this decision yesterday during a high-level meeting on security situation of the country and implementation of National Action Plan against terrorism, sources aware of the deliberations informed the meeting.
The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and attended by his key cabinet members, was also attended by the high ups of military and security agencies. The participants expressed satisfaction over the positive results coming out as a result of NAP implementation and it was their unanimous view that government and state institutions must remain focused on rooting out militancy from the society.
About the upcoming US visit of army chief, the meeting decided that General Raheel Sharif would toe the line taken by Prime Minister Nawaz during his visit to US last month where he had forcefully pleaded the case of Pakistan and also taken US authorities into confidence on the Indian interference in the internal affairs of Pakistan. In the current regional security context as well as Pakistan’s own efforts to curb terrorism and extremism in the country, the army chief’s visit – his second visit to the US in a short span of six months – has acquired special significance.
Before Premier Nawaz Sharif’s visit, ISI DG Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar had also visited the US and on his return he had given briefing to PM on his negotiations with the US authorities for which Prime Minister had to delay his departure for US for a few hours. Sources informed The Nation that army chief in US would also present country’s policy toward Afghanistan, the role Pak Army was playing in war on terror and the difficulties Islamabad is facing in managing all these things, especially in the face of Indian interference in the internal affairs of Pakistan, the proofs of which prime minister had handed over to UN Secretary General as well.
During the PM House meeting, General Raheel Sharif informed the participants about the targets army had achieved during the ongoing operation against militants. He also informed about the progress on the rehabilitation of the IDPs to their homes. According to the data presented in the meeting, the majority of the displaced persons have settled down in their homes in the areas cleared from militants. The second phase of operation Zerb-i-Azb aimed at purging the settled areas of militants is in progress and it was agreed upon in the meeting that the operation should be geared up and taken to its logical conclusion.
Expressing satisfaction over the outcome of the ongoing targeted operation against militants and criminal elements in Karachi, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made it loud and clear that no compromise on the operation would be made and they would return peace and tranquility to the port city for which it was known. Nawaz expressed his satisfaction over marked improvement in the law and order situation in the country particularly after the launching of Zarb e Azb. He said the terrorists have been defeated and vowed that the war against terrorism would go on till the last militant was eliminated. He lauded the sacrifices rendered by Pakistan Army and other law enforcement agencies and said the nation salutes them for their sacrifices and achievements.
Army chief to grind India in US
