ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said the Pakistan Army was fully aware of the gravity of internal threat and will employ all requisite resources to ensure a decisive ascendancy over the militants.
 
Chairing a corps commanders’ conference at General Headquarters on Thursday, he said the Army had developed full scale facilities to focus on low intensity conflict related operations.
 
The remarks came as stepped up activity of militants in Swat and adjoining areas has led to a mass exodus of people from the area. Observers believe that the peace agreement with Tehrik-Nifaz-i-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) was on the verge of collapse and a massive scale operation spelling the end of the agreement was imminent to prevent advance of Taliban to other areas.

In his opening remarks, General Kayani said that present security situation requires that all elements of national power should work in close harmony to fight the menace of terrorism and extremism. The COAS said that Pakistan is a sovereign state and the people of Pakistan under a democratic dispensation, supported by the Army, are capable of handling the present crisis in their own national interest.

The participants were given a comprehensive briefing on prevailing security situation in the region. The matters of operational preparedness and professional interest were discussed in the meeting. COAS expressed his satisfaction at the standard and conduct of on going training in the filed formations as part of ‘Year of Training.’

He said concurrently, the Army was also fully prepared to meet the conventional threat. The COAS appreciated the high morale of the Army and reiterated that with resolute conviction and faith, Pakistan Army with the help of People of Pakistan will successfully confront current and future challenges.