President Asif Ali Zardari and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza on Friday expressed their “resolve to stamp out the scourge of terrorism” from the country.
The development came as Gen Mirza met Zardari at the Presidency.
The CJCSC felicitated the president on assuming his office and briefed him about the country’s security situation as well as the operational preparedness of the armed forces.
Gen Mirza highlighted that the armed forces “had the capability to effectively deal with internal and external security challenges”, the statement said.
President Zardari lauded the armed forces’ role in “defending the national frontiers as well as their contributions towards the socio-economic development of the country”.
He conveyed his “complete confidence” in the security forces’ ability to successfully overcome internal and external security challenges.
“The meeting expressed the resolve to stamp out the scourge of terrorism with the support of the nation,” the statement said.
