Law takes its course if any army man works for personal gain, says DG ISPR over Gen Faiz arrest
Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry, the director general of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), on Thursday provided an overview of the Pakistan Army’s ongoing counter-terrorism operations and internal accountability measures.
During a briefing to the media, Chaudhry highlighted that the forces conducted over 32,000 intelligence-based operations against terrorists and their facilitators, with 4,021 operations carried out in the past month alone.
These operations, he said, resulted in the elimination of 90 terrorists and the martyrdom of 193 army personnel. “Operations were conducted against Lashkar-e-Islam and Jamaatul Ahrar in Tirah valley from August 20. During these operations, 37 terrorists were eliminated and 14 others injured. Among the targets was also a terrorist, Abuzar,” he elaborated.
The ISPR head also addressed recent security challenges in Balochistan, where he said multiple terrorist attacks occurred on the night of August 25 and 26 allegedly at the behest of enemies and their facilitators. He said security forces and law enforcement agencies carried out clearance operations and neutralized 21 terrorists, although the operations tragically resulted in the loss of 14 personnel.
He further claimed that external forces were interfering in the country to hamper the ongoing process of development and welfare of the people in Balochistan. “The attacks on the night of August 25 and 26 were part of the agenda issued on external funding,” he alleged.
The ISPR chief stressed that the blood of every Pakistani was sacred and would not be allowed to go in vain.
On internal matters, Lt Gen Chaudhry said the army believed in self-accountability, which functioned on the basis of concrete evidence and proofs rather than allegations. On August 12, he said, court-martial proceedings against former ISI chief Faiz Hameed were announced after a complained was received against the senior military officer in the Top City case.
