Director General ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said Pakistan will not leave any stone unturned in eliminating terrorist networks and providing security to its citizens at all costs.

Addressing a news conference in Rawalpindi on Friday, he said the war against terrorism, Fitna al-Khwarij and their facilitators will continue till elimination of the last Kharji.

The Director General ISPR said Pakistan's armed forces have rendered matchless sacrifices in the war against terrorism. He said the entire nation pays tribute to the martyrs of Pakistan armed forces and law enforcement agencies.

Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said fifty nine thousand and seven hundred seventy five Intelligence Based Operations were conducted against terrorists and their facilitators during the last year. He said nine hundred and twenty five terrorists including Khwarij were killed during these operations. 

The ISPR Director General said seventy-three high value targets and twenty-seven Afghan terrorists were also killed.  He said fourteen wanted terrorists surrendered. He said 383 brave officers and soldiers embraced martyrdom during these counter-terrorism operations.

Regarding Afghanistan, the ISPR Chief said Pakistan played an important role for peace and stability in its neighbouring country. But, it is unfortunate that terrorists have continuously been using Afghan soil to stoke terrorism inside Pakistan. He said Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir has categorically expressed Pakistan's reservations over the banned organizations' sanctuaries inside Afghanistan as well as their facilitation to conduct terrorist activities inside Pakistan.

Talking about the Western Border Management Regime, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said all the projects under this initiative are about to completion.

He said 72 percent of tribal districts have been cleared of landmines and unexploded ordnance.  He said crackdown against smuggling, power theft, narcotics, and hoarding is also continuing on the direction of the government. This strategy has significantly reduced the illegal spectrum.

The ISPR Chief said enforcement of one-document regime has also helped curtail the illegal border crossings. He further said that eight hundred and fifteen thousand illegal Afghan nationals have gone back to their country since September last year.

Talking about the situation along the Line of Control, Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said India is involved in ceasefire violations and false flag operation, but the armed forces are fully capable of responding to any aggression in a befitting manner.

He said rulers of New Delhi are committing oppression in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and the people of Pakistan are standing with their Kashmiri brethren in their just struggle for independence.

He said Pakistan will continue extending its political, legal, diplomatic and moral support to the people of Kashmir. He said India is committing state terrorism across the globe, including the target killing of Sikhs in foreign countries.