Actions under Raddul Fasaad to continue, says COAS

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that Pakistan is now targeting disorganised residual presence of terrorists under the Operation Raddul Fasaad after clearing troubled areas from terrorists of all hues and colours.

He gave these remarks at meetings with the Sri Lankan military leadership, including the Chief of Defence Staff and the chiefs of all the three services in Sri Lanka. Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka.

General Qamar Javed Bajwa said, "Pakistan and Sri Lanka are probably the only two countries which understand what it takes to defeat the menace of terrorism." The Sri Lankan leadership expressed their gratitude and appreciation for Pakistan's unequivocal moral and material support during Sri Lanka's successful war on terror.