Islamabad (Web Desk): President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have lauded the security forces for their successful operation in Razmak area of North Waziristan.
In their separate statements, they resolved that lives and property of innocent citizens will be protected at any cost, the Radio Pakistan reported.
President Asif Ali Zardari said that the security forces showed exemplary gallantry in eliminating eight terrorists in the operation.
“The operation against terrorism will continue till the elimination of this scourge in toto. The whole nation stands by its security forces in this fight,” President Zardari said and reiterated the resolve to protect the lives and properties of innocent citizens.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while paying tribute to the security forces for carrying out a successful anti-terror operation in Razmak area of North Waziristan, expressed the hope that the terrorists would be eliminated from across the country soon.
“God willing, Khawarij (terrorists) will be completely eradicated from the entire country soon,” the prime minister said in a statement who is currently on a five-day visit to the United States to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
He said that the timely action by the security forces led to the killing of eight terrorists in the operation.
PM Shehbaz said that the protection of lives and properties of the citizens from terrorists was among the government’s priorities.
He also reiterated the resolve to continue the war against terrorism till the complete elimination of this menace.
Earlier on Thursday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that at least eight Khwarij were killed after the security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in general area Razmak of the North Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KP).
According to the military’s media wing, the operation was conducted on reported presence of Khwarij on the night between September 25 and 26.
The statement said that weapons and ammunition were also recovered from killed Khwarij, who remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces as well as target killing of innocent civilians.
The military’s media wing said that sanitisation of the area is being carried out to eliminate any other Kharji, found in the area.
“The security forces are determined to wipe-out the menace of terrorism from the country,” the ISPR said.