PESHAWAR: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Friday celebrated Eid with troops in Khyber Agency, according to a tweet by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) DG Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa.

The army chief also offered Eidul Azha prayers with Pakistan Army troops based in the tribal agency.

General Raheel Sharif was also briefed on the ongoing operations in the region and commended the troops present for the sacrifices that they have rendered, said a tweet from ISPR.

“The entire nation is with the armed forces in our fight against terrorism and we will defeat all enemies, whether foreign or domestic,” said General Raheel Sharif on the occasion.

The army chief also added that the entire nation should stay united in order to prevent any organised activity by enemies of Pakistan.

The army chief also emphasised the need to prevent terrorists from establishing bases across the border and infiltrating into Pakistan, added DG ISPR.

The statement comes a day after General Raheel Sharif visited the Line of Control (LoC) on the eve of Eidul Azha and said that ceasefire violations by India ware unsuccessful attempts to distract Pakistan from the fight against terrorism.

The army chief had also added that the army was battle hardened, had successfully handled two kinds of military operations and was capable of defending every inch of the country.

General Raheel Sharif has set the tradition of spending Eid with troops involved in operations. He had spent earlier Eids with troops in Waziristan and it was the first time that he had travelled to the LoC for the occasion.