COAS General Raheel Sharif urges proactive, coordinated role of intelligence agencies

RAWALPINDI (92 News) – Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has emphasized the need for more proactive and coordinated role of intelligence agencies for an effective counter terrorism campaign and to counter hostile agencies’ moves to destabilize Pakistan. He said this during a briefing at ISI Headquarters in Islamabad on Friday. Director General ISI Lt-Gen Rizwan Akhtar briefed him about internal and external security situation of the country and counter terrorism operations. The COAS also emphasized the need to further coordinate and synergize a combined civil-military intelligence effort at national level. The COAS appreciated ISI’s role in preventing numerous terrorist acts.