Operation Khyber 4 completed effectively:ISPR

ISLAMABAD: The Operation Khyber-4 that was launched on July 15 has been successfully completed today, the Director General Inter-Services Public Relations says on Monday.

Sharing of details of the operation with the media here, Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said the ground targets had been achieved in Rajgal and Shawal areas.

The DG ISPR said that 253 kilometers of land had been cleared from terrorists in the Khyber 4 Operation, in which 52 outlaws were killed, one arrested, 31 sustained injuries while four blew themselves.

Clearance operation was still continued in the Khyber Valley, he added, saying 91 checkposts had been setup in Rajgal area.

The security forces had seized a material being used in manufacturing the improvised explosive device (IED) bore a label of "Made in India", he said.

Hundreds of landmines had been defused during the Operation Khyber-4, for which we had consulted with the Afghan security forces and also sought their cooperation.

Overall 24,000 operations had so far been conducted across the country. Of them, 3300 were carried out under the Operation Raddul Fasaad. In Punjab, 1728 intelligence-based operations had been conducted.

Maj Gen Ghafoor denied presence of any terrorist network in the country.

The network that was involved in attacking a mosque in Rawalpindi in 2013 had also been busted; Maj Gen Ghafoor said and added the motive behind the assault was to fan sectarianism in the country.

Speaking about the internally displaced persons (IDPs), the DG ISPR said that 95 percent IDPs had returned to their homes.

He rejected the Indian allegation that Pakistan had hoisted the national flag -- the highest in South Asia -- on the Wagah border to gather intelligence information.

About former military dictator Gen (retd) Musharraf, the DG said that the former president issues political statements in the capacity of a politician.

He said that the Kashmir issue is in the United Nations, adding that India declares every movement launched in the occupied Kashmir.

Emphasising the significance of reforms in FATA, he said the Pak Army had already conveyed its recommendations on reforms to the government.  

To a question, the DG denied there were any differences in civil-military relations and said we are on the same page. There may be some differences but these should not be attributed to the civil-military ties.

About the Dawn Leaks report, he said the authority to make it public lies with the government. He said that those wanted to see the report public should request the government.

About social media videos showing national flag being set on fire, the DG said the perpetrators are not Pakistanis.