ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Friday visited the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Headquarters in Islamabad.
During his visit, he was briefed by the Director General ISI Lieutenant General Rizwan Akhtar about internal and external security situation of the country and counter terrorism operations.
In his remarks on the occasion, the COAS emphasized 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.
The army chief also emphasized the need to further coordinate and synergise a combined civil-military intelligence effort at the national level.
The COAS also appreciated ISI’s role in preventing numerous terrorist acts.
#COAS visits ISI HQ Isd.Appreciated for pre-empting numerous terror acts in last few months,emphasis on enhancing capacity to further-1/2
— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) May 15, 2015
prevent such acts 4m happening.Directed focus on synergising ops&capacity enhancement f civ-mil int agencies at natl lvl 4 optimum effect-2
— AsimBajwaISPR (@AsimBajwaISPR) May 15, 2015
