Gen Raheel Sharif swear to continue operations with increased tempo

KARACHI – At the conclusion of an hours long apex committee meeting attended by senior Sindh government officials and the army and intelligence top brass, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Raheel Sharif vowed to continue “across the board operations” at an increased tempo and hunt down terrorists who commit heinous acts.

Military spokesman Asim Bajwa announced that the meeting had assessed ongoing operations against terrorists, and touched upon directing intelligence agencies to assist in the “exploitation of existing leads” in all operations. Weekly apex committee meetings were also announced.

The high-level huddle also decided to implement effective policing and surveillance in the “vast suburbs of Karachi”, to prevent what the ISPR said were “sneaking terrorist attacks”.