ISLAMABAD, Nov 14 (APP):President Asif Ali Zardari, on Saturday, commended the security forces for eliminating 16 Khawarij during a successful security operation in North Waziristan. The president said the nation saluted its brave sons and that the sacrifices of Havaldar Asmat Ali and Naik Aftab Ali, who embraced martyrdom in North Waziristan, would always be remembered. He reiterated that successful operations under 'Azm-e-Istehkam' against terrorists, backed by foreign sponsorship, will …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 14 (APP):President Asif Ali Zardari, on Saturday, commended the security forces for eliminating 16 Khawarij during a successful security operation in North Waziristan.

The president said the nation saluted its brave sons and that the sacrifices of Havaldar Asmat Ali and Naik Aftab Ali, who embraced martyrdom in North Waziristan, would always be remembered.

He reiterated that successful operations under ‘Azm-e-Istehkam’ against terrorists, backed by foreign sponsorship, will continue with full force till the elimination of last terrorist, the President’s Secretariat Media Wing said in a press release.

The Indian-sponsored network of ‘Fitna al-Hindustan’ terrorists was handed an exemplary defeat in North Waziristan, he added.

The president also offered condolences and expressed solidarity with the bereaved families of the brave security personnel who embraced martyrdom.