ISLAMABAD : Terrorists are getting over $5 billion from Afghan Transit Trade, besides funding from local and foreign organisations who want to fulfil their agendas, said Major General Athar Abbas, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) here on Wednesday.
"We could not get evidence regarding any link of terrorists operating in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) with al Qaeda", Athar Abbas said during a joint briefing held here with Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira. Abbas said that majority of the terrorists operating in SWA is of foreign origin mostly from Uzbeks, while some of them are Arab nationals.
Abbas told media that the security forces have tightened the grip over Maulvi Fazalullah and Qari Hussain and they will be taken to task very soon. Waliur Rehman is present in South Waziristan Agency (SWA) while the whereabouts of Hakimullah Mehsud are not known, time is not far when these hardcore terrorists will be dead or in chains, he added.
He said that terrorists are now using small children for suicide attacks as they have prepared a large number of children for suicide attacks in different parts of the country. Condemning the deadly Peshawar blast resulting in death of over 100 people, the ISPR chief said it was a cowardly act of terrorists who are facing utter frustration due to military assault in Waziristan and Swat. "Forces are in operation and very shortly whole Pakistan will be cleared from terrorists," He added.
Sharing the details of the on-going military assault titled as 'Operation Rah e Nijat' ISPR chief said that during last 24 hours 25 terrorists have been killed and five security forces men were injured. He said that huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives including three 12.7 mm guns, 500 RPG-7 rockets, 100, 82 mm mortar bombs, 20, rockets, 12000 rounds of SMG and medical equipment's were recovered.
The Pakistan Army has successfully achieved substantial success on all three axes in the SWA and important stronghold of Kaniguram has been surrounded from three directions and forces have made good progress on Jandola-Saroragha axis along with securing important heights in Nawazkot area on Razmak-Makeen Axis.
On Jandola- Sararogha Axis security forces are progressing well and securing heights along the main road Kotkai -Sararogha that are overlooking Sararogha, he said.
Security forces secured important road Nullah Junction 2 kms north of Ganrakas along with important height point 1233 west of road Kotkai-Sararogha. During engagements 8 terrorists were killed while 3 soldiers were injured. Sanitization of Inzar Kalay has been completed.During sanitization of Murghabund, 3 x Training Complexes have been discovered and destroyed along with number of 82 mm mortar and Single Barrel Rocket Launchers (SBRL) Rockets. During sanitization of Kotkai, a total of 25 training centres have been destroyed along with 9 caves.
The important feature Karwan Manza located 2 kms east of Kaniguram has been secured. This feature effectively dominates Kaniguram from the east. The feature also over looks the town of Karama towards south east on road Kaniguram-Kotkai. Karama is a stronghold and training centre of foreign terrorists. During engagements 5 terrorists have been killed while 1 soldier was injured. Towards west the important feature of point 2120 has also been successfully secured dominating Kaniguram from the west.
On Razmak-Maheen Axis security forces are consolidating their positions at Shaga, point 6813 Tip-Ghar Top, Lagar Narai and Sharakai Sar and conducting search and cordon operations at Nawazkot area. During clearance operations 15 bunkers and Sanghars have been destroyed along with 37 rockets.
During clearance of Zar e Sar, 1 solider got injured while 12 terrorists have been killed and weapon was recovered. Speaking on the occasion Kaira condemned the Peshawar blast and said that this coward act can not demoralise our Pakistan army fighting in South Waziristan to safe the country from the terrorist and also of our nation.
He said that the security forces with full spirit are moving ahead of their planned schedule. Kaira asked media to stop broadcasting the live coverage of the terrorist activities as it is putting bad impact on the minds of general masses. Kaira said that Rs 133 million has been deposited in the accounts of IDPs and 11, 80 accounts of IDPs have been opened and are operational.
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