Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif, on Tuesday said the country is entering the most difficult and crucial phase of the military operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
He was addressing a special provincial apex committee meeting in Peshawar.
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The meeting laid special focus on the return of Temporary Displaced Persons (TDPs) with further discussion on the current progress of intelligence-based operations (IBO) being conducted across the urban centers of the country, reports Dawn.
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'We are in the most difficult phase of the operation after successfully evicting terrorists from their sanctuaries and restoring the writ of the state',said General Sharif.
The meeting was attended the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KP) , chief minister of KP, Peshawar corps commander along with senior officials from KP and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
General Sharif also paid rich tribute to the resilience and sacrifices rendered by the people of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa .
