Gen Raheel urges agencies to play a proactive role in countering terrorism
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ISLAMABAD: Army Chief General Raheel Sharif emphasised the need for intelligence agencies to play a more proactive and coordinated role for an effective counter-terrorism campaign in order to curtail hostile moves to destabilise Pakistan.
Gen Raheel said this during his visit to Pakistan's spy agency's headquarters, where he was briefed by Director General ISI Lieutenant-General Rizwan Akhtar about the internal and external security situation of the country and the ongoing counter terrorism operations.
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The army chief also emphasised on the need to further coordinate and synergise a combined civil-military intelligence effort at the national level by providing all agencies requisite support and modern intelligence techniques.
When briefed on pre-empting a number of terrorist act and successful raids, the army chief appreciated ISI’s role in preventing numerous terrorist attacks.
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General Raheel said most of the achievements and successes of intelligence agencies go unnoticed but their accomplishments for the defence of the country are phenomenal which deserve due recognition and acknowledgment.
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May 15, 2015 08:19pm
He is best man and i know soon we will get rid of this terrorism cancer.
I request to media be loyal with country. you are her because of this country
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May 15, 2015 08:28pm
General Raheel said that most of the achievements and successes of intelligence agencies go unnoticed. Which is true...its a thankless work that many don't realise.
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May 15, 2015 08:36pm
We respect you a lot Sir Raheel as because of you the terrorist are finding hard to find place on Pakistan soil and our borders are much more secure. We will defeat all the proxies inshallah.
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May 15, 2015 08:55pm
Thank God for Gen Raheel. Can u imagine what would've been if he didn't take control. .?
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May 15, 2015 08:57pm
Best wishes and prayers
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May 15, 2015 08:57pm
I have a solid solution that will save our country from terrorists and will transform it to a peaceful state. Our parliament must pass a legislative that within six months all kind of security provided by the government will stop to all federal and provincial ministers, to all parliamentarians, senators and especially to all judges. If that happens then these people will come up with solid plan that will definitely stop all kind of violence in the country. Our rulers they will do it to protect themselves but our people will also be automatic beneficiaries of these policies. As long as the government continues to provide security to these people they will not do anything good for the people and these merciless killers or butchers will continue butchering innocent people. But I am afraid that will not happen. Only the military can force them to do that.
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May 15, 2015 08:59pm
Wise approach is required to counter insurgency firstly from Afghanistan.
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May 15, 2015 09:02pm
Wish you all the best.
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May 15, 2015 09:03pm
Dear COAS PAK nation is with you with all of our heart and souls and we do appreciate the efforts and hard work from you.
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May 15, 2015 09:09pm
People want results......not rhetoric.
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May 15, 2015 09:14pm
Perhaps Pakistani agencies can learn from US model where all intel agencies (17 or so) are well coordinated and reported centrally.
Effective and timely communication of intel is the key.
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May 15, 2015 09:28pm
The only Sharif which i am in love with. Best of Luck.
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May 15, 2015 09:40pm
He is a good, sincere man, like his brother.
This public urging is very important. Aside from religious authorities who should clamp down on obscurantist teachings, the next thing to tighten up is the intelligence network by fusing both the civilian and military intelligence apparatus together.
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May 15, 2015 09:42pm
General you are pivotal to our hopes, we are confident you can sail this ship out of turbulent waters. Pakistan zindabad
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May 15, 2015 09:43pm
our intelligence agencies role is really laudable in eleminating the menace of terrorism from country n d whole world is indebted to it.let come out from d state of denial work for d peace n security of d country.
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May 15, 2015 09:45pm
It is high time our agencies wake up and do their job...
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May 15, 2015 09:56pm
So things have gone so much out of control......Who is actualky responsible for all these messed up.
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May 15, 2015 09:57pm
We have much much confidence and hope with this man. He is so determined to root-out this cancer from our country. We all politician/media should support him. He is the only and last hope. The terrorist group started their work severely to show that our agencies can not grab them and they are more powerful. They want to create frustration. But now the time has been counted for them, within few days we will see they are all grabbed inshallah
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May 15, 2015 10:04pm
If terrorism has be rooted out then they have to address the problem with madrasas, in Karachi the extremists live in the madrasas and roam freely and no action is taken against them.Lal Masjid is the hot bed of terrorist but no action is taken against them. Why we are ignoring religious parties who have very strong links with terrorists. They have a free hand, Jamat e Islami has openly supported TTP, their previous emir called dead TTP chief "Shaheed" and Pakistan army soldiers killed in operation against TTP as going to Hell. Please wake up!
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May 15, 2015 10:05pm
Gen. Raheel. The hope for prosperous Pakistan.
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May 15, 2015 10:06pm
Gen Raheel is a professional and brave soldier who is very active is eradicating terrorism since he has taken over the office. But in my opinion bravery needs latest techniques and devices to eliminate culprits from the society. This is good opportunity that intelligence agencies change their way and adopt latest methods and techniques to search REAL terrorists rather than running after political activists of a targeted party.
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May 15, 2015 10:09pm
Honest is eventually hounered.
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May 15, 2015 10:26pm
Chief urges? People in power do not "urge" or "condemn" or say "should be" or "muzammat kartay hain" type of things, Pakistani politicians provide this lip service.
People in power and position of responsibility take action and order things and get things done or resign from their position. If chief also starts this same pattern or does not get to the roots of the savagery in Pakistan, he will lose his credibility just like others
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May 15, 2015 10:51pm
Never lose hope in the country and its future...hope is the first line of defense. We all know that we can make it...with R&R at the helm of affairs.
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May 15, 2015 11:24pm
long live Pakistan. long live Pak Army. long live Pak Intelligence
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May 15, 2015 11:54pm
Good to see someone is taking the charge. Nawaz has done only one good job of picking Raheel Shariff. Yes, bad madrasas are the biggest problem and we need to crack down on the bad madrassas. Hope Raheel Shariff becomes the prime minister after he quits his job.
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May 16, 2015 12:17am
While the COAS is talking about saving the Country from this menace the PM is getting all excited about a slow train that takes 1 day to get from Islamabad to Karachi.
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May 16, 2015 12:19am
Sir respect n prays for your team. We have faith in you..
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May 16, 2015 12:31am
Absolutely agree with one comment about a positive role that MUST BE PLAYED by MEDIA. Unfortunately in Pakistan media seems to have absolved its responsibilities towards the state. General Raheel and his team must be saluted for doing an excellent job. Pakistan zinda bad
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May 16, 2015 01:42am
COAS General Raheel Sharif you are going into a quick sand on the Karachi operation. The military must take over the administration of Karachi. This is an honest advise to you if you want to succeed in bringing peace in Karachi. The provincial government has failed. You need to bring the Sind Police force under the Army as with the Rangers.Please please listen to the voice of of the helpless people of Karachi. To how many spritual leaders you will call for an apology. You need to act now decisively. We are all behind you. Your are a man we look forward to you. Please do not abandon us or tell us that with the present political system you cannot perform to control the present chaos in Karachi.
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May 16, 2015 02:00am
@Parvez so what is YOUR contribution other then expecting?
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May 16, 2015 02:09am
@Tahir Raza Well said. Agree with u 100%
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May 16, 2015 02:11am
No doubt General Raheel is capable of completing the task he has taken in hand of saving Pakistan but what really inspires me about this soldier is that he has given us a hope that we can fight against all odds and will rise and shine again and hope is something that keeps you going.
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May 16, 2015 02:15am
Question must be asked of repeated intelligence failure. The people of Pakistan are making a lot of sacrifices to arm our military and take care of their needs. More than half the revenue goes for the defense budget and a major portion goes for debt servicing, the few percent left becomes a victim of wide-scale corruption. Karachi municipal budget is spent on feeding the rangers and on their daily allowances, while the people have to buy back their own water. At least Rangers can crack down on water hoarding and the water tamker business.
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May 16, 2015 03:01am
General Raheel is as good as General Kiyani . Therefore all generals are good but it is not their job neither their responsibility to steer the nation's and country's direction. It is the political leadership that is going to direct and monitor the strategy.
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May 16, 2015 03:35am
These are good public consumption announcements, but really a military and it's intelligence services don't need to tell us that proactively is required at this point.
We thought they would be doing that anyway. I mean, I would expect that statement from a politician, not the chief.
Whatever it takes, just get it done, we are with you General.
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May 16, 2015 03:55am
It must feel good for a man in uniform to provide assurances; but Pakistanis have to realize that non-state militancy was nurtured by Pakistani agencies for a long time and used for so many proxy wars; militant groups in Pakistan grew during Pakistani military dictators; did they not? now the same poison is used for foreign powers and is coming home. This is the price Pakistan will pay for colonial ambitions and perpetual hatred against neighbors.
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May 16, 2015 04:02am
Salute to Gen Sharif. He is the man with the vision, willingness, charisma, and the power and authority to cleanse this country once and for all. Gen Sharif must need to stay Army Chief for one more term and let his actions take to ultimate conclusion.
Musharraf is the one who let this cancer spread in 2007 when the Taliban took control of Swat and he did not take any action against them. he wanted to use that as a cover for him to stay longer. What a hypocrite he was who destroyed the country in the true sense. He had all the powers and authority to make country a terrorist free economic hub but instead he just wanted to stay in power and ignored the nation. He should and must be taken to justice. And then later Zardari also took a blind eye towards the terrorists and let it continue to spread and grow.
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May 16, 2015 04:59am
I am sure they are doing a great job but we shouldn't be patting ourselves on the back yet....its just the begining...at least wait till you are half way and see the results. The root cause of all this chaos is still not been touched.....the illetrate moulvis, the Madarasas teaching hatred and used as safe havens for the enemy of the state and the political parties using relegion as the tool to drive there cause of hatred. ......We have a long way to go, let's not celebrate yet.
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May 16, 2015 06:34am
Thank you General sahab. Please keep a close eye on the LEAs operating in Karachi. The LEAs are completely politicized and biased and the operation is not happening across the board. Our hopes lies with you Gen. Raheel Shareef the nation salutes you Sir.
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