ISPR DG says Pakistan has clear strategy to counter terrorism

Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has said Pakistan has a clear and comprehensive strategy to counter terrorism. According to Associated Press of Pakistan, the strategy includes eliminating terrorists and their facilitators operating inside the country.

The 24NewsHD TV channel reported the remarks on Monday. It said they came from an interview with Reuters that was aired on October 30.

According to 24 News, the ISPR DG said one part of the strategy is cutting all enablers of terrorism inside Pakistan. He named the government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as one of those enablers, describing it as incompetent and indifferent.

He said around two hundred intelligence-based operations are carried out every day against terrorists. He also said terrorists acting at the behest of their masters have an anti-development agenda.

On India, the ISPR DG said the outlawed TTP and BLA are proxies of India. He also said the Pakistan Armed Forces are far ahead of India in operational preparedness. India's response is not given in the reports.

He said: "Pakistan has the ability to fight whatever India will send its way, and whatever punishment we deliver would be intolerable for India."

Speaking about Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the ISPR DG said its people have suffered the most from terrorism. He said they prioritize security and stability and that none of them oppose counterterrorism operations. According to him, they welcomed the removal of a key enabler that was hampering counterterrorism efforts. The reports do not say who or what that enabler was.