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- June 26, 2024
- Kainat Shakeel
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The US State Department stated on Wednesday that no nation should have to endure the kind of terrorist attacks that Pakistani citizens have, and it added that Washington and Islamabad have a mutual interest in thwarting threats to regional security. The federal government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved a relaunched and reenergized national counterterrorism campaign on Saturday. Initially known as Operation Azm-i-Istehkam, it was later renamed as Vision Azm-i-Istehkam in response to criticism from the opposition. Sharif claimed that the campaign represented the nation’s resolve to drive out extremism and terrorism.
During a meeting of the Central Apex Committee on the National Action Plan (NAP), the campaign was launched with the agreement of all stakeholders, including the four provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. A spokesman for the State Department Matthew Miller said, “We support Pakistan’s efforts to combat terrorism and ensure the safety and security of its citizens in a manner that promotes the rule of law and protection of human rights,” in response to a question about the military campaign during today’s press briefing.
He claims that the US and Pakistan work together on security issues, and that this collaboration includes many military-to-military exchanges between the US and Pakistan as well as high-level counterterrorism discussions and robust counterterrorism capacity-building efforts. The Pakistani people are suffering greatly as a result of the terrorist attacks. He said that no country should condone such acts of terror.