Insurgency on rise in Bajaur, Mohmand: Maj-Gen Abbas

[pakdefender]

RAWALPINDI: Military spokesman Maj-Gen Athar Abbas has said that militants have been flushed out of South Waziristan while their hideouts have also been destroyed.

In an exclusive interview with Geo correspondent Asim Ali Rana on Thursday, Maj Gen Abbas said the militants are on the run. He rebuffed report about the presence of Quetta Shura, terming it baseless.

He said insurgency has started again in Mohmand and Bajaur Agency after allied forces removed their security posts along border areas in Afghanistan.

Security forces have killed some 650 militants in operation in South Waziristan tribal region in three months, he said.

The military spokesman said that remaining few terrorists were carrying out terrorist activities in the country. “We will overcome them soon,” said Abbas.

To a question, he said that Pakistan had not accepted any foreign pressure or help for the launch of military offensive in Malakand region and South Waziristan.

Major General Abbas said that the terrorists could enter tribal areas because of the operation of allied forces along Afghan border. This move, he said, would increase pressure on Pakistan Army. In this regard, Pakistan has conveyed its concerns to the US military leadership.

He said security forces have defeated militants in Malakand and South Waziristan due to professional strategy and public support.

Insurgency on rise in Bajaur, Mohmand: Maj-Gen Abbas

 

[pakdefender]

Frankly speaking NATO/US has been playing dirty with Pakistan in this war.

The removal of the check posts just before the start of operation Rah-e-Nijat was a real treacherous and back stabbing move on part of NATO and the good old 'ally' the US of A.

Its good to see the Pak Army letting it be known in public that such moves by US/NATO dont go unoticed and we know what kind of an 'ally' they really are.

 

[pakdefender]

NATO and US had better start patroling the border area on the Afghan side and they better put up check posts on their side.

Just asking Pakistan to 'do more , do more' is not going to solve the problem.

If they cannot do this then they should just pack up and leave and we'll deal with the mess that they have created ( just like we had to deal with the mess that they left in the post-Soviet Afghanistan )

 

[mr42O]

NATO and US had better start patroling the border area on the Afghan side and they better put up check posts on their side.

Just asking Pakistan to 'do more , do more' is not going to solve the problem.

If they cannot do this then they should just pack up and leave and we'll deal with the mess that they have created ( just like we had to deal with the mess that they left in the post-Soviet Afghanistan )

There is not doubt they are playing dirty. Pakistan has asked 100 times to seal border 100% but USA dont want that. If they close border as Pakistan is saying it will be much eaiser to stopp terroist to move between Pak/Afgan area. My thinking is they wont want to close border. Look at there plans for new muslim world were u can easly see pastunistan as new country. You hear to often about Baluchistan its same case there were USA is backing Indians to create new country so called Baluchistan. Just look at new muslim world map and will understand whats going on.

Look also at Iran Iraq Jemen Saudiarabia etc is it hard to understand ?

 

[kidwaibhai]

In the entire article i did not hear him say the militancy was on the rise. i dont know how people came to that conclusion. I will have hear the entire interview before opining about what is going on.