RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday said that those killed and injured in the Army Public School (APS) Peshawar attack have rendered great sacrifices for the country, which will be remembered forever.

Speaking at the Corps Commanders Conference at the General Head Quarters (GHQ), the army chief said security forces will continue to consolidate their gains to make them sustainable, which he said will be a befitting tribute to all those killed and wounded in the APS attack.

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The participants of the meeting comprehensively reviewed the internal and external security situation of the country along with discussing matters pertaining to professional interest.

The review also focused on the most effective manner of implementing the National Action Plan (NAP) — which was drafted in the wake of the Peshawar school attack to chalk out a comprehensive strategy to combat terrorism — in order to eliminate terrorism, extremism and sectarianism without any discrimination.

The military elite expressed satisfaction over the progress achieved in the ongoing Zarb-i-Azb operation in North Waziristan and said the operation would continue till the complete elimination of terrorism from the country.

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