1.      South Waziristan - Operation Rah-e-Nijat. In last 24 hours, 8 terrorists have been killed while security forces losses are 4 soldiers embraced shahadat and 1 injured. Details of operations are as follows:-
a. On Jandola – Sararogha Axis. Security forces consolidated and strengthened their positions around Jandola-Sararogha axis.
b. On Shakai – Kaniguram Axis. Security forces conducted search and clearance operation at Bangal Khel, Totai Langar Khel and Kanigurm and demolished terrorist commander Mumtaz Burki’s hideout.
c. On Razmak- Makeen Axis
(1) Security forces cleared Tauda China Khola and established check post near Makeen.
(2) Terrorists fired rockets at security forces check post at Makeen, resultantly 4 soldiers embraced shahadat and 1 got injured. While 8 terrorists were killed.

2. Swat – Malakand – Operation Rah-e-Rast
a. During routine search operation, Security forces apprehended 2 terrorists from Batkhela Bazaar and Usmanabad near Mingora.
b. A terrorist voluntarily surrendered to security forces at Charbagh.

3. Relief Activities

a. 9,343 Cash Cards have issued to displaced families of Waziristan.
b. Army Field Hospital has treated over 4,845 patients at Dera Ismail Khan.

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Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Tariq Majid, NI(M) has rejected the article by Seymour M. Hersh, published in ‘The New Yorker’ terming it as absurd and plain mischievous. He Stated, "we have operationalised a very effective nuclear security regime, which incorporates very stringent custodial and access controls. As overall custodian of the development of our strategic programme, I reiterate in very unambiguous terms that there is absolutely no question of sharing or allowing any foreign individual, entity or a state, any access to sensitive information about our nuclear assets. Our engagement with other countries through IAEA or bilaterally to learn more about the international best practices for security of such assets are based on two clearly spelt out Red Lines – ‘non intrusiveness’ and ‘our right to pick and choose’. Also, our security apparatus has the capacity and is fully geared to meet all conceivable challenges, therefore, we do not need to negotiate with any other country to physically augment our security forces, which in any case, we believe, are more capable than their forces".

Commenting on the question raised through an article captioned ‘Pakistan Nuclear Security Plan: How much does US really know?’, which appeared in ‘The News’, Islamabad on 9 November 09, General Tariq responded, "only that much as they can guess and nothing more".

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