RAWALPINDI: Operation Azm-i-Istehkam is being politicized unnecessarily by some vested interest forces, said Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Director General, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The ISPR Chief briefed on the security situation in the country while addressing a press conference by saying that the purpose of this press conference was to clarify the army’s stance on some important matters.
He said that an organized propaganda was being amplified by certain quarters who spread, false and concocted news against the armed forces in recent times. It had become necessary to speak about these issues regularly, he added.
Briefing the media about efforts of the security forces against rooting out terrorism, Lt Gene Chaudhry said that the security forces carried out 22,409 intelligence-based operations, which killed 31 high-profile terrorist.
He said that 137 personnel embraced martyrdom during these operations, adding that the security forces were conducting 112 operations on a daily basis.
Responding to a question regarding ‘Operation Azm-i-Istehkam’, he said that the ‘Azm-i-Istehkam’ was unlike other previous operations, adding that no one was being displaced.
Incidents of terrorism have spiked in the past few days, prompting the government to urge Afghanistan to rein in militants.
Last month, the government approved the launch of operation “Azm-e-Istehkam” to give a befitting response to terrorists launching attacks in the country.
In a brazen attack, eight Pakistan Army personnel embraced martyrdom as security forces effectively thwarted a terrorist attack at the Bannu Cantonment. The forces killed the 10 militants.
As many as 10 terrorists were killed in an attack after they tried to force their way into Bannu Cantonment, the ISPR said about the terrorism act targeting the military in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which has been witnessing a surge in violence.
A statement said eight army men were martyred in the terror attack and noted that the swift action taken by security forces helped avoid massive destruction and loss of human lives.
The ISPR described the response given by security forces as valiant action which, it said, was an expression of military’s resolve to fight terrorism.
The ISPR also said the Hafiz Gul Bahadur Group, currently operating from Afghanistan, was responsible for the latest attack and had acted in a similar way in the past too – one of the many terror outfits which are now based in the landlocked country with full support from Kabul.
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