Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif has ruled out any timeframe for early completion of the ongoing military operation in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) and said it will continue till the complete eradication of terrorism, militancy and insurgency from the tribal areas.
Talking to journalists at his residence yesterday, he said that though announcement of any timeframe for the operation was not possible at the moment, the government would take mainstream political parties into confidence over elimination of terrorism and early rehabilitation and repatriation of the people displaced from the NWA.
He said the Zarb-i-Azb operation was continuing successfully with the prayers of the nation. The government wanted an early completion of the operation.
