Fleeing terrorists to be chased, eliminated: COAS

RAWALPINDI: The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Raheel Sharif, on Thursday said fleeing terrorists will be chased and eliminated as there was no place for them to hide now.The army chief reaffirmed the commitment to eliminate all terrorists and rid Pakistan of all types of terrorism.
The COAS, who along with Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, visited the North Waziristan Agency said that the ongoing Operation Zarb-e-Azb would not stop till the job was finished.
They reviewed the progress of the Operation Zarb-e-Azb and future operational plans besides meeting troops, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa tweeted on the social media.
During the briefing, they were informed that a new level of unity had been achieved during the Operation Zarb-e-Azb while efficacy of air power with ground operations was appreciated.Terrorists are being chased and hit and there was no place for them to hide, they were told.
The COAS directed all the commanders and civil agencies to prepare a plan for dignified return of internally displaced persons (IDPs).The return will commence on March 17 from the South Waziristan Agency (SWA) and on March 31 from the North Waziristan Agency (NWA).