Pakistan Army announces countrywide anti-terror ‘Operation Radd-ul-Fassad’

Pakistan army has announced a countrywide operation Radd-ul-Fassad against terrorism.

According to a statement released by the military’s media wing, the operation (Radd-ul-Fassad) aims at indiscriminately eliminating residual/latent threat of terrorism, consolidating gains of operations made thus far and further ensuring security of the borders.

Pak Army launches ‘Op Radd-ul-Fasaad’ (رَدُّالفَسَاد) across the country. Rangers ops in Pb, cont ongoing ops elsewhere. Pursuance of NAP. pic.twitter.com/sibMpV7Vby

— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) February 22, 2017

“Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Navy, civil armed forces (CAF) and other security/law enforcement agencies (LEAs) will continue to actively participate/intimately support the efforts to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country. The effort entails conduct of Broad Spectrum Security/Counter-Terrorism (CT) operations by Rangers in Punjab,” the ISPR statement said, adding, “Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Navy, civil armed forces (CAF) and other security/law enforcement agencies (LEAs) will continue to actively participate/intimately support the efforts to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country. The effort entails conduct of Broad Spectrum Security/Counter-Terrorism (CT) operations by Rangers in Punjab, continuation of ongoing operations across the country and focus on more effective border security management. Countrywide de-weaponisation and explosive control are additional cardinals of the effort. Pursuance of National Action Plan (NAP) will be the hallmark of this operation.”

“Pak Army launches ‘Op Radd-ul-Fasaad’ (رَدُّالفَسَاد) across the country. Rangers ops in Pb, cont ongoing ops elsewhere. Pursuance of NAP,” said a tweet by ISPR DG Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor.