Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Athar Abbas has said that local people's cooperation is critical to eliminate terrorist from the Swat valley.
Speaking in a programme of Sate-run television telecast on Sunday, the DG said the people of Swat must extend all possible cooperation to security forces for eliminating militancy from their respective areas.
He said a pro-active strategy is devised to seek the support of locals. Permanent security would be provided to the people of Swat having great threats from militants, he added. Athar Abbas said this would increase their confidence-prompting them to cooperate with the security forces - imperative for complete elimination of militancy from there. He expressed the hope that local notables would standby security forces to rebuild the masses confidence in the area.
The DG ISPR said MNAs and MPAs have returned to Swat from Peshawar and they also addressed the press conferences, and started interaction with the local people.
The DG recalled that during operation on the request of the civil government army secured the whole area within five weeks. To a question he said army is present in most parts of the Swat valley and conducting successful operation against the militants.