ISLAMABAD: On Monday, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif disclosed that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was the subject of a brief summary that was provided by former army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and former director general of Inter Services Intelligence Faiz Hamid, who had resolved issues with the TTP.
Asif told News that “they [former generals] painted a picture as if all was good in Swat.”
Politicians, particularly Ali Wazir and Mohsin Dawar, had asked questions during the pertinent briefing, according to the minister of defense, but they were not given much opportunity to speak.
The minister’s comments follow the federal government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s announcement to initiate a new anti-terror operation nationwide called “Azm-e-Istehkam” in response to an uptick in terror occurrences in recent months.
The decision was made at a meeting of the Central Apex Committee on National Action Plan (NAP), which was also attended by senior officers from the military, law enforcement, and civilian and provincial ministries, as well as chief ministers from all provinces and the GB.
