Pakistani Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif directed intelligence agencies to launch fight against all anti-state elements in the country. He urged need of better coordination between intel institutions in Pakistan.
General Raheel Sharif visited Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Headquarters in Islamabad today. Director General (DG) ISI Lt. Gen. Rizwan Akhtar briefed the COAS about internal and external security situation of the country and counter terrorism operations, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement released on Friday.
When briefed on pre-empting a number of terrorist act and successful Intelligence Baseline Overviews (IBOs), COAS appreciated ISI’s role in preventing numerous terrorist acts.
COAS said that most of the achievements and successes of intelligence agencies go unnoticed but their accomplishments for the defence of the country are phenomenal which deserve due recognition and acknowledgment.
COAS emphasised the need for more proactive and coordinated role of intelligence agencies for an effective counter terrorism campaign and to counter hostile agencies’ moves to destabilize Pakistan.
COAS also emphasized the need to further coordinate and synergise a combined civil-military intelligence effort at national level by providing all agencies requisite support and ever developing modern intelligence techniques.
