ISLAMABAD: On Monday, the army’s top brass vowed to find the terrorists responsible for recent terrorist attacks and maintain national security.
The 249th Corps Commanders Conference, which was convened at the General Headquarters and whose program was driven by a review of the frontier and internal security, expressed the resolve.
Gen. Qamar Bajwa, the head of the army, presided over the meeting.
Traditionally, the Corps Commanders’ Conferences have been held at GHQ once a month to discuss operational and training issues as well as to assess the security situation. However, this conference edition was held after an unusual hiatus of more than four months.
The last conference took place on March 15.However, two formation commanders’ conferences, a larger army forum with participation from field formations, were held during this time. The gap between the two conferences was exceptionally short—less than two months—and they happened quickly one after the other.
The most recent corps commanders’ conference took place against the backdrop of an increase in attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s former tribal regions of Balochistan.
The ISPR stated that the forum “took a thorough examination of the security situation with a particular focus on Border and Internal Security.”
Baloch fighters have increased their attacks on the country’s security forces. Lt Col Laeeq Baig Mirza was kidnapped by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) recently in the rugged Hernai district close to Ziarat.
