News Desk
\nRAWALPINDI
\nDirector General of the Inter-Services Public Relations Major General Asif Ghafoor revealed during a press briefing on Monday that Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesperson of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan\u2019s splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, has surrendered to Pakistan Army.
\nEhsanullah Ehsan was previously the spokesperson of TTP but later joined Jamaat-ul-Ahrar.
\nDG ISPR also briefed the media on the progress of the Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad and shared details of the operation.
\n\u201cOperation Radd-ul-Fasaad is not the work of one institution; rather every Pakistani is a soldier of Radd-ul-Fasaad.\u201d
\nOperation Radd-ul-Fasaad was launched on February 22, he said, adding that armed forces have conducted 15 major operations so far. About 450 suspects have been apprehended and Afghan nationals who were residing illegally have also been nabbed. Moreover, 558 suspects have surrendered to the Pakistan Army.
\nHe also said that about 1,859 illegal immigrants have been arrested and as many as 4,083 weapons have been seized.
\n\u201cWe will eliminate all terrorists and their facilitators,\u201d DG ISPR stressed. \u201cWe will investigate the amount of weapons recovered in the operations,\u201d he claimed, adding \u201cWe must finish those who facilitate terrorism on intelligence-basis.\u201d
\nFour big operations were held in Balochistan, eight in KP and FATA, he informed. About 157 suspects have been arrested from Sindh, he said, adding, many suspects have been arrested in two big operations in Punjab.
\n\u201cWe have also done development work in FATA and other parts of the country.\u201d The 100-kilometre area of Bajaur will be covered with fences, he shared.
\nHe also shed light on the case of Noreen Leghari, a MBBS student who was arrested during an operation in Lahore. After showing a statement from Noreen, DG ISPR said that she had informed of her plans to travel to Syria on email and Facebook.
\nRegarding the spike in violence in universities and the recent case of Noreen, he said that it is our job to keep an eye on the extracurricular activities of our children, he said.
\nThere has been an increase in ceasefire violations along the Line of Control recently, he said, adding that Indian troops have violated the ceasefire about 222 times this year. \u201cThe violation by Indian troops is aimed at diverting attention from the conditions in Kashmir.\u201d
\nDG ISPR also shared details of the major operations in the country. A joint operation of Rangers and armed forced was conducted in DG Khan.
\nDuring an intelligence-based operation in Loralai a huge cache of arms and explosives was recovered. Another intelligence-based operation was held in Chaman.
\nEducation was the target of terrorists in Swat. More than 700 students are currently enrolled in Army Public School in Swat.
\nSpeaking about progress of operation in Karachi, he remarked that it has been claimed that operation\u2019s pace has been slowed. \u201cThe operations have not slowed down they are moving at the same pace.\u201d However, it is important to note that nature of the operation is different in the city, he added.
\n\u201cHopefully we will work together for the progress of Pakistan, \u201che added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
News Desk RAWALPINDI Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations Major General Asif Ghafoor revealed during a press briefing on Monday that Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesperson of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan\u2019s splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, has surrendered to Pakistan Army. Ehsanullah Ehsan was previously the spokesperson of TTP but later joined Jamaat-ul-Ahrar. DG ISPR also briefed the media […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16210,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16196","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n