President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Sardar Masood Khan on Thursday said that Pakistan has achieved enormous success in fighting terrorism and successfully dismantled terrorist sleeper cells and their communication network
The AJK President while speaking as the chief guest on the closing ceremony of the 13th National Integrated Counter Terrorism Course at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) paid rich tribute to the untiring efforts and sacrifices of the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in the fight against terrorism.
Speaking of the atrocious human right violations taking place in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), he said that India has made the whole territory into a mass prison for the innocent Kashmiris. India, he said, is openly murdering young men and women, blinding civilians of all ages, bringing trumped-up charges against Hurriyat leaders, dishonouring women, and altering the demography of occupied Kashmir by reducing the Muslim majority to a minority.
He said that Pakistan has displayed zero tolerance for terrorism, despite being the main victim of terrorism He added that Pakistani security personnel are well trained and motivated to fight this scourge which is threatening the nation's peace and stability.
The AJK President made these remarks during the closing ceremony of the 13th National Integrated Counter Terrorism Course (NICTC­) & FC KP Batch-5 held at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Pabbi. He was the chief guest on the occasion. The President was received by Major General Ahsanullah, GOC 37 Division, and Brigadier Rizwan Afzal Malik, Commandant NCTC.
The President said that Pakistan has fought terrorism head on and the recent success of Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad is a proof of Pakistani armed forces' and LAEs' resolute commitment and pledge towards disarming and eliminating terrorist networks throughout the country.
This sub-conventional war, he said, should be fought by all; the onus of eliminating terrorism lies on the entire international community, not just Pakistan. Besides, Pakistan seems to be the only country succeeding in the war against terrorism, he said.
Khan informed his audience that India has launched a three-pronged war against Pakistan. First, Indian occupation forces have imposed a brutal reign of terror on the people of IOK. Second, India is targeting civilians along the Line of Control, knowing well that Pakistan would not retaliate against civilians. Third, India has started a systematic proxy war in Pakistan to destabilize its cities, regions and institutions by engineering, abetting and sponsoring terrorism inside Pakistan, he said.
"Despite all these challenges, Pakistan would prevail and emerge as a great nation. The entire nation will collectively fight terrorism and defend the homeland," he said.
"The planned massacre of Kashmiris at the hands of the Indian forces is synonymous with genocide and is tantamount to war crimes," he added.
The President congratulated the successful trainees and commended the commandant and trainers in helping enhance the capacity of LEAs through quality training at this fully equipped modern facility. He appreciated the fact that the participants had been given advanced instructions in counterterrorism, low-intensity warfare and hands-on training in handling modern tactical arms and ammunition.
The President praised the accomplishments of NCTC, which he said in a matter of few years NCTC has achieved national and international recognition helping pave the way for modern anti-terrorism training. This course also had 10 successful participants from AJK, which included 5 from AJK reserve Force and 5 from AJK Rangers Police.
The NCTC was established in 2014 and imparts counterterrorism training to armed forces as well as Airport Security Force, Anti-Narcotics Force, Frontier Corps, Rangers, Frontier Constabulary, police, Coast Guards and other leading LEAs of the country.
The center also provides similar training to participants of other friendly nations like Saudi Arabia, China, Palestine and others.