Pakistan's army chief General Raheel Sharif today claimed that the Taliban had been "marginalised" and that the people had "rejected their misplaced ideology".
Addressing troops while visiting field formations deployed in the northwestern Waziristan tribal regions on the Afghan border, Sharif commended their professional commitment and paid rich tributes for their sacrifices in bringing peace and normalcy to the troubled regions.
"Appreciating the determination and steadfastness of the troops and locals, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) emphasised that together the whole nation has rejected the misplaced ideology of the terrorists, who have clearly lost their cause already and are being marginalised," the military said in a statement.
Sharif reiterated the Pakistan Army's continued and wholehearted support for the tribal people.
He reviewed the progress of mega and micro projects of socio-economic significance, being undertaken by the army.
He particularly noted the construction of Central Trade Corridor, a 714-kilometre road network, linking Pakistan's Indus Highway and Waziristan agencies with the Afghan Ring Road.
Sharif visited other community development schemes in health, education, water and power projects, as part of successful programmes for rehabilitation of the people.
Talking to cadets, he said that education projects completed by the army, would go a long way to groom a new generation of young Pakistanis from such remote areas and integrate them in the national mainstream.
