RAWALPINDI July 16 (TNS): A follow-up operation, Khyber-4 has been launched in Khyber Agency’s Rajgal Valley by the army. The DG ISPR Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said the area next to Afghan border is being used by Daesh and other local militant groups.
He was addressing a press conference here on Sunday.
He said a division-plus size force is taking part in the operation and expressed hope the plan will unilaterally secure the international border, eliminate hideouts, and complete physical hold on Khyber Agency.
The army spokesperson also gave a country-wide breakdown of the operations taken as part of Operation Raddul Fasaad (RuF), stating that the security situation of the country has improved after the launch of RuF.
Talking about the situation on the Line of Control, he said: “So far 580 ceasefire violations have occurred this year — the highest in any year. This indicates the Indian aim of diverting attention from political upheaval in the Indian Occupied Kashmir.”
He said the Indian army has no conscience and has the choice of opening fire on civilian areas whereas the Pakistan Army cannot do that to Kashmiris across the LoC.
He assured: “There will never ever be any foreign boots on our soil.” He was talking about collaborative efforts against terrorism on the Pak-Afghan border.
On the ongoing phase-1 of fencing the Pak- Afghan border, he said on average there is a fort or check post every 1.5 kilometers.
About the military courts, he said at present 40 cases are under process at the moment.
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Regarding the 17 terrorists nabbed in Parachinar, he said their case in the military court will be fast-tracked.
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Answering a question on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, DG ISPR said the army chief is reviewing the proceedings of the case and will take a decision on his appeal on merit.
When asked to comment on reports that the army is part of a conspiracy to remove the government, he said “I don’t think it merits a response. I have shown you what the army is doing”.
Replying to another question, he said that there is no organized Daesh infrastructure in Pakistan and nor will any be allowed. The splinter groups of TTP adopting the bandwagon of Daesh in Pakistan are already being taken care of by the security forces. “Daesh is getting stronger in Afghanistan but is still far from making a base the way it did in the Middle East,” he said.
“It is the responsibility of every Pakistani to ensure the supremacy of the law and Constitution. People who believe that the army is doing its best for the country are not part of a campaign to discredit the institution on social media, he said, adding that those who believe otherwise “are under foreign influence. Political talk is always in the political domain,” he said in response to a question on the ongoing political crisis in the country.
Concluding the press conference he relayed a message from the army chief: “We are building peace in our country, brick by brick.”
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