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Operation radd-ul-fasaad has been launched throughout the country by Pakistan's army. It is indeed elimination of discord by translation and reflection of strong political will to clean this soil from all kinds of terrorism and its supports. It is of course a giant step even to marginalize the hidden activities of sleeper cells of so many regional secret agencies operating in the country since long. It aims at indiscriminately eliminating the residual/latent threat of terrorism, consolidating the gains made in other military operations, and further ensuring the security of Pakistan's borders.
Pakistan air force, Pakistan navy, civil armed forces (caf) and other security and law enforcing agencies (leas) are actively participating in and intimately support the armed forces' efforts to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country. now operation radd-ulfasaad is in full swing.
Ongoing operation radd-ulfasaad is primarily based on four pillars which are given below in figure-I which shows its comprehensiveness, effectiveness and systematic approach of armed forces of Pakistan and its associated secret agencies. after series of deadly bomb blasts in the different parts of the country, it was realized to launch military operation even in the cities of Punjab especially in Southern Punjab.
Important Role of Rangers
Rangers have been ordered to start coordinated efforts to eliminate terrorists in Punjab. More than 200 Most Wanted terrorists have been killed by Pakistan's army. operation radd-ul-fasaad covers all aspects of domestic security and tries to maintain better law and order through well designed and coordinated efforts of all the stakeholders in the country. operation radd-ulfasaad salient features are given below in figure-II
National Security and Terrorism
Terrorism is a threat to national security and plans of socio-economic development. It is anti-human but regional secret agencies are fueling humans as a crucial human shield to achieve their goals of sabotage, destructive activities and countrywide disability.
Even, Punjab which was reluctant previously due to certain reasons had requested the federal government to deploy over 2,000 rangers personnel in the province, who would be given policing powers to conduct intelligence-based operations (IBos) against militants, wherever required and with full authority. federal government responded well and approved Punjab's request for rangers deployment.
Parameters of Success
Operation radd-ul-fasaad success is based on the marginalization of sleeper cells,...