{"id":100799,"date":"2025-11-04T00:02:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T00:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistan-army-must-stay-away-from-politics-to-preserve-neutrality-dg-ispr\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T00:02:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T00:02:06","slug":"pakistan-army-must-stay-away-from-politics-to-preserve-neutrality-dg-ispr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistan-army-must-stay-away-from-politics-to-preserve-neutrality-dg-ispr\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Army Must Stay Away from Politics to Preserve Neutrality: DG ISPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"m-media-w post-thumbnail e-p-t default\">\n<div class=\"thumb-w\"><\/div>\n<p>DG ISPR: Pakistan Army Conducts Over 62,000 Operations; 582 Soldiers Martyred<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-role=\"article_content\">\n<tts-play-button data-id=\"1\" class=\"tts_play_button\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>RAWALPINDI (Web Desk):<\/strong><br \/>Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (<strong>DG ISPR<\/strong>) <strong>Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry<\/strong> has revealed that the <strong>Pakistan Army conducted 62,113 counterterrorism and intelligence-based operations in 2024<\/strong>, in which <strong>582 soldiers embraced martyrdom<\/strong> and <strong>1,667 terrorists were eliminated<\/strong> across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking informally with journalists, the DG ISPR emphasized that <strong>Pakistan is fully prepared to defend its borders and people<\/strong>, adding that <strong>policy decisions are made independently by the government and parliament<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif clarified that the <strong>decision to send a peacekeeping mission to Gaza<\/strong> would be made solely by the <strong>Government of Pakistan and the Parliament<\/strong>. \u201cThe Pakistan Army has no role in policymaking regarding foreign deployments,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>Counterterrorism Operations and Security Situation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The DG ISPR said that <strong>most of the operations were carried out in Balochistan<\/strong> as part of the ongoing campaign against militant networks. \u201cDuring operations against the \u2018Fitna-e-Khawarij,\u2019 1,667 terrorists were neutralized,\u201d he said, noting that security forces remain committed to <strong>eliminating all terrorist and criminal groups<\/strong> operating in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that <strong>terrorists are collecting taxes under the name of \u2018Usher,\u2019<\/strong> adding that these groups are the main obstacle to stopping <strong>smuggling and organized crime<\/strong> in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>The Pakistan Army does not want to be dragged into politics. It should be kept away from political affairs<\/strong> to preserve institutional neutrality,\u201d the DG ISPR said.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>Pakistan-Afghanistan Tensions and Security Concerns<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Regarding the <strong>recent border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan<\/strong>, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif said that <strong>206 Afghan Taliban militants<\/strong> and <strong>112 Khawarij terrorists<\/strong> were killed in recent clashes.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that the <strong>Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)<\/strong> has pledged allegiance to the <strong>Emir of the Afghan Taliban<\/strong> and is <strong>functioning as a branch of the Taliban<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The DG ISPR said Pakistan\u2019s stance on Afghanistan remains clear:<br \/>\u201c<strong>Our one-point agenda is that Afghan soil must not be used against Pakistan.<\/strong> Our response across the border has been swift and precise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted that <strong>drug smugglers have begun to influence Afghan politics<\/strong>, while <strong>large-scale narcotics smuggling from Afghanistan into Pakistan<\/strong> continues to be a major challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anyone\u2019s sympathies lie with Afghanistan, they are free to go there,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>India\u2019s False-Flag Operation Warning<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>DG ISPR <strong>Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif<\/strong> warned that <strong>India is preparing another false-flag operation in the deep sea<\/strong>, possibly aimed at defaming Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndia can act by land, sea, or air \u2014 but this time, <strong>Pakistan\u2019s response will be stronger and more severe than ever before,<\/strong>\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><strong>Other Key Points from DG ISPR<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>decision regarding governor\u2019s rule<\/strong> lies entirely with the <strong>Government of Pakistan<\/strong>, he clarified.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Criminal and terrorist networks<\/strong> are the biggest hurdles in stopping smuggling and organized crime inside the country.<\/li>\n<li>The number of <strong>religious seminaries (madrasas)<\/strong> in Pakistan has increased from <strong>48,000 in 2014 to over 100,000<\/strong> today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DG ISPR <strong>Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry<\/strong> reaffirmed that <strong>Pakistan\u2019s military is a professional, apolitical, and highly capable force<\/strong> dedicated to <strong>protecting national sovereignty and territorial integrity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Pakistan will defend its borders, its people, and its independence at all costs,<\/strong>\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DG ISPR: Pakistan Army Conducts Over 62,000 Operations; 582 Soldiers Martyred RAWALPINDI (Web Desk):Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has revealed that the Pakistan Army conducted 62,113 counterterrorism and intelligence-based operations in 2024, in which 582 soldiers embraced martyrdom and 1,667 terrorists were eliminated across the country. 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