DG ISPR says ‘political-criminal nexus’ facilitating terrorism in KP

Director-General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has affirmed Pakistan Armed Forces’ renewed resolve to uproot terrorism and dismantle the “political-criminal nexus”, which he says is responsible for the surge in militant incidents in the province. Addressing a press conference at Peshawar Corps Headquarters on Friday, Lt Gen Chaudhry said all political leaders had agreed after the APS tragedy in 2014 to adopt a unified approach through the National Action Plan, but “subsequent governments failed to ensure continuity”. He added that while the revised plan was rebranded as “Azm-e-Istehkam” by the current government, “implementation on its 14 points remains incomplete”.