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Pak military brass vows to back Govt
Pakistan's top military commanders have pledged to extend maximum support to the government in tackling militancy with “zero tolerance” and underscored the need for “a comprehensive national response” to the myriad security challenges confronting the country.
Pakistan's top military commanders have pledged to extend maximum support to the government in tackling militancy with “zero tolerance” and underscored the need for “a comprehensive national response” to the myriad security challenges confronting the country.
A meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee held in Rawalpindi on Thursday reviewed the situation in the northwestern Malakand division, which includes the restive Swat, Dir and Buner districts.
The Committee "expressed its satisfaction over the progress of operations in Lower Dir, Buner and adjoining areas and resolved to extend maximum support to the government in stamping out any spill-over of militancy in these areas with zero tolerance," said a statement issued by the military.
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