PESHAWAR: Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Shaheen Mazhar Mehmood has said that the Pakistan Army does not support any terrorist group.
Addressing the media persons in the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), he said, “Security forces will be withdrawn from erstwhile Fata within two years but a limited number of troops will be stationed there to maintain peace and border vigilance.”
“Troops withdrawal is conditional as it largely depends on peace and stability on the western border,” he added.
Lt Gen Mehmood said no more military operations would be carried out in the seven tribal districts as it was time for development and economic revival.
“The Pakistan Army has formed citizen action committees to address people’s concerns and issues,” he added. “The tribal people have rendered matchless scarifies for stability, peace and ideology and now it’s the security forces’ priority to provide every facility, including health and education, to them at their doorstep.”
Mehmood said Khasadar and Levies forces would be transformed into police force and given modern training and weapons.