COAS visits troops in Kurram Agency  

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif visited troops engaged in combing operations in Thall area of Khurram Agency, said ISPR Tuesday.

According to Inter Services Public Relations, the Army Chief was briefed in detail about security situation in Kurram and progress of ongoing combing and Intelligence Based Operations (IOB) operations by operation commander.

COAS expressed his satisfaction over progress of combing operations and the resultant security environment. He also appreciated the valour and gains made by troops and the value these Ops are bringing to cleansing of the area from terrorists and their sympathisers.

Speaking on the occasion, COAS said that as we consolidate gains of kinetic Ops 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.

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

Gen. Raheel reviewed 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 at Kurram, COAS was received by Corps Commander Peshawar Lieutenant General Hidayat ur Rehaman.