Washington- Reaffirming Pakistan’s mission to continue Zarb-e-Azb Operation until every militant is eliminated, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif said today that the Pakistan Army was confident enough to hold their gains in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to ensure that militants would not be able to reestablish their operations base on Pakistani soil.
Continuing his tour of the US, General Raheel held meetings with the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Armed Services Committee and the Select Committee on Intelligence. Member of Foreign Relations and the Armed Services Committees, Senator John McCain was also present at the meeting.
According to ISPR, the committees lauded the successful operations of the security forces and destruction of militants’ command and control infrastructure in North Waziristan. During the meeting, US senators were also briefed on Pakistan’s plans to rehabilitate the displaced people of Waziristan as soon as possible. Security situation and other matters pertaining to Afghanistan were also addressed in the meeting. The senators further expressed desire to forge a strong and lasting partnership between the United States and Pakistan. Earlier, Chair of the Select Intelligence Committee, Senator Dianne Feinstein along with other key members also met General Raheel and his delegation. Both sides discussed a range of issues related to bilateral security cooperation and expressed a strong desire to continue and intensify this partnership in the coming months.