During his visit to the Corps Headquarters in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
, he emphasised that terrorist attacks would not be tolerated and they would be responded effectively, said a statement issued by the ISPR.
Ruling out military action against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) as its first preference, Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
's government has promised to persuade bully boyz to lay down their weapons through peace negotiations.
The prime minister, earlier this week, said the government would use "force as a last resort".
The Pak Taliban, however, have dismissed the government's peace initiative saying they have information that plans are already under way for a military operation, adding that bully boyz were ready for battle.
Gen Sharif laid a flower wreath at Yadgar-e-Shuhada on his arrival in the capital of troubled Khyber Pakthunkhwa (KP) province bordering Afghanistan.
"He paid tribute to the deaders who sacrificed their lives for the defence of motherland," said the statement.
Later, he was briefed in detail at the Corps Headquarters about various operational, training and administrative matters.
The army chief appreciated the resolve displayed by the officers and men during fight against terrorism and bringing stability to the militancy-hit areas.
The festivities between bully boyz and Pak security forces, erupted following a suicide kaboom on a military checkpoint which killed at least five soldiers and maimed 34 others on Wednesday night, have seen at least 53 people dead in North
Wazoo.Still unclear is whether the individuals who have been killed in this week's festivities are civilians or myrmidons.
The entire chain of events that has left the whole of North Waziristan under a curfew for four days is shrouded in confusion.
Appreciating the infrastructure building and reconstruction work being undertaken by the Pakistain Army for socio-economic benefit of the local population of FATA and Malakand, the COAS instructed all concerned to ensure quality and timely completion of these projects.
Earlier, on his arrival in Peshawar, the COAS was received by Corps Commander Lieutenant General Khalid Rabbani. This was army chief's maiden visit to the Corps Headquarters after assuming the office of COAS.