Consent of masses behind military courts: COAS

LONDON: Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif said on Thursday the military courts had been established with the consent of the people of Pakistan, reports Geo News.

Addressing a dinner reception in his honour at Pakistan’s High Commission here, the general said Pakistan was in a state of war, and the government and the armed forces were determined to wipe out the terrorists as the recent [APS] incident had shown the extent to which they (the terrorists) could go.

Gen Raheel was confident that Pakistan would overcome its problems soon. He also spoke on the issue of the internally displaced persons (IDPs), stating that steps were under way for their rehabilitation.

Members of the British and Pakistani community attended the reception.