President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), Mian Zahid Hussain has said with restoring peace in Karachi the trade and industry in the city has improved and people's trust on authorities have restored; there will be record business activities in Karachi this Ramadan and Eid, credit goes to ranger and police.
Mian Zahid Hussain appreciated the efforts of former DG Ranger Sindh lieutenant general Bilal Akbar and current DG ranger major general Muhammad Saeed and applauded the unforgettable role of Sindh rangers in restoring the lights and peace of Karachi.
He said that by achieving marvelous success during operation Zarb e Azb Pakistan has started traveling towards enduring peace. Within 18 months Pakistan Armed Forces have cleared the dangerous area of Waziristan till the Afghanistan's border and established peace through intelligence based operations across the country in southern Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan.
During the first year 837 hideouts of terrorists were destructed and 253 tons of explosive material has been recovered. More than 18,000 weapons have been recovered including heavy and light machine guns, rocket launcher, snipers and AK-47 guns.
Thousands of terrorists have been eliminated and busted during the operation. 11 military courts have been established, he added. The former minister said more than 9 lac people associated to 30,302 families have internally displaced to other areas.
Government with support of US and UAE has provided all basic necessities along with financial assistance to the IDPs. At the end of operation, Pak Army ensured their safe return back to their localities. To ensure long lasting peace in the country army has taken revolutionary measures including infrastructure development and FATA, PATA merger with the KPK province.
All safe heavens of terrorists have been destructed during this operation and to end terrorism completely operation Raddul Fasaad was launched in February 2017 under the supervision of ministry of interior and paramilitary forces across the country.
During the first year of this operation 15 major and 4535 intelligence based operations have conducted in which 4510 terrorists and 1859 unregistered Afghan people have been busted. 4083 different arms and more than 6 lace ammunition have been recovered. 558 people surrendered during this operation while 108 terrorists have been killed. Reconstruction of affected areas is in process under this operation he pointed.
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