Gen Raheel meets Chief of Air Staff

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif visited Air Headquarters in Islamabad on Thursday and called on Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, according to a statement issued on the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) website. The statement added that progress of the ongoing operation 'Zarb-i-Azb' was reviewed and matters of mutual interest were discussed in the meeting. The Pakistan Army said last week it had launched a comprehensive operation against local and foreign militants in North Waziristan, sealing it off and requesting the Afghan National Army to plug possible escape routes across the border. “On the directions of the government, the Armed Forces of Pakistan have launched a comprehensive operation against foreign and local terrorists who are hiding in sanctuaries in North Waziristan. The operation has been named Zarb-i-Azb”, head of the Inter-Services Public Relations, Maj. Gen. Asim Bajwa, said in a statement. Azb was the name of the sword of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). Operation Zarb-i-Azb: Interactive map Latest: Around 30,000 soldiers involved in operation - over 200 insurgents killed.