Pak army chief vows to make Karachi free of terror

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Press Trust of India Karachi
Last Updated : Jan 27 2016 | 7:58 PM IST
Pakistan military would go to any limit to eliminate the threat of terrorism and restore peace in the southern port city of Karachi, Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif said today.
He chaired a meeting at Karachi Corps Headquarters which was attended by Corps Commander Karachi, ISI chief, paramilitary Rangers chief and other senior officials.
Military spokesman Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa said that the security situation and ongoing operation by Rangers was reviewed at the meeting.
"The COAS vowed to go to any length for a secure and terror free Karachi to ensure a peaceful and fearless routine daily life for people of Karachi," Bajwa said.
Besides the operation, Gen Sharif was also briefed on the continuing intelligence-based operations in the metropolis.
He expressed satisfaction over the operation and also appreciated the paramilitary Rangers and other law enforcement agencies for improving the city's security situation.
He commended the intelligence agencies for achieving major breakthroughs in unearthing various terrorists' networks and dismantling their terror infrastructure.
Karachi is a metropolis and financial hub of Pakistan and had faced law and order situation. An operation launched in 2013 has drastically improved the security situation.
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First Published: Jan 27 2016 | 7:58 PM IST

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