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Pakistan army chief tells U.S. officials anti-terror offensive to continue

(Xinhua)    13:58, November 20, 2014
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ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20-- Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif, who is currently visiting the United States, has told top American military and political leaders that the country' security forces will continue offensive against the militant groups in the tribal regions.

The military said Thursday General Raheel Sharif held meetings with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Armed Services Committee and the Select Committee on Intelligence.

The general expressed Pakistan's resolve to continue the military operation till the elimination of the last terrorist, said a statement of the military's Inter-Services Public Relations, issued here Thursday.

"The Pakistan military is confident to hold their gains in FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) to ensure that terrorists would not be able to return or establish their operational basis on the Pakistani soil," he said, quoted by the statement.

Also discussed at the meetings were the overall security situation in the region and matters relating to Afghanistan.

The U.S. Senators expressed the desire to forge a strong and lasting partnership between the United States and Pakistan, the statement said.

General Raheel also briefed the Senators about Pakistan's plans to rehabilitate the dislocated people from Waziristan at the earliest possible.

(Editor:Ma Xiaochun、Huang Jin)
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