Incompetent, Indifferent KP Government Was Among Facilitators of Terrorism: DG ISPR
Those opposing counterterrorism efforts are the ones having links with terrorists, says Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said that the incompetent and indifferent government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was among the facilitators of terrorism, adding that a facilitator who had been creating obstacles to counterterrorism efforts in the province is no longer there.
In an interview with international news agency Reuters on October 30, 2026, the DG ISPR outlined Pakistan’s strategy for combating terrorism, saying the country had a clear and comprehensive approach to eliminating the terrorist threat.
He said one of the key components of this strategy was to eliminate terrorists and all their facilitators operating inside Pakistan.
The military spokesperson acknowledged that certain terrorism-related challenges also needed to be addressed internally.
“There is no one in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who opposes counterterrorism operations. Those who oppose counterterrorism efforts are the ones who have connections with these terrorists,” he said.
Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that, instead of launching any major military operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, security forces were conducting intelligence-based operations (IBOs).
He revealed that security forces were carrying out approximately 200 intelligence-based operations every day across the country.
These operations are conducted through joint coordination and cooperation between the police, armed forces and other law enforcement agencies, he added.
The DG ISPR further said that Pakistan did not follow India’s approach of portraying all internal problems as external issues.
He clarified that Pakistan did not claim that all terrorism inside the country was solely due to Afghanistan.
However, he described Afghanistan as the primary base from where terrorism against Pakistan was being carried out, saying that terrorist leadership, training camps and launchpads were operating from Afghan territory.
