RAWALPINDI, February 24: The Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday visited Shawal area of North Waziristan to review progress of operation Zarb-e-Azb.
The COAS was briefed by Operation commander about operational gains so far and the impending operations. He was also briefed that the deeply forested ravines of Shawal Valley and area ahead of Data Khel which have been frequent infiltration routes of terrorists between Pakistan and Afghanistan, is now the last bastion of terrorists left in North Waziristan.
General Raheel Sharif directed to commence forthwith the last phase of Operation in North Waziristan which aims at clearing the remnants of terrorists from their hideouts in deeply forested ravines, isolate them and indiscriminately sever their links with their abettors anywhere across the country.-Agencies
