Pakistan And Afghanistan Army Meeting After Peshawar Attack

Rawalpindi - December 23, 2014: 

General Sher Muhammad Karimi Chief of General Staff Afghan National Army (ANA), and General John Campbell, Commander ISAF visited GHQ and called on General Raheel Sharif, Chief of Army Staff today.

 The visiting dignitaries expressed their grief over the tragic terrorist’s act of Peshawar School in which 149 innocent lives were lost including 133 children. Both leaders assured their full support in fight against terrorism and eliminating terrorists on Afghan soil.

Appreciating recently commenced operations by Afghan forces against TTP in areas close to Pak – Afghan Border, General Raheel Sharif vowed to extend full support to the visiting Afghan Chief of General Staff and ISAF Commander in all spheres, including coordinated operations in respective areas by both sides and sharing of intelligence.

The trilateral meeting discussed Overall security situation in the region, matters relating to coordination on the Pak – Afghan border and protocols put in place to improve border control.

Both Chief of General Staff ANA and ISAF Commander acknowledged that due to the successful and non-discriminatory Zarb-e-Azb Operation of the Pakistani Security Forces, Pak Army’s Operational gains were appreciable and terrorists networks have been seriously degraded.

Directed From ISPR.