ISLAMABAD, Nov 9 (DNA):President, Asif Ali Zardari, on Monday paid tribute to the security forces for a successful intelligence-based operation (IBO) against terrorist hideouts in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan.
The president commended the professional competence and success of the security forces in recovering explosives, weapons, and ammunition from terrorist hideouts established within mosques, a Presidency’s news release said.
President Zardari said that using mosques to store explosives and as hubs for violence was a blatant violation of the fundamental teachings of Islam. The desecration of sacred sites by terrorists and their exploitation for nefarious purposes was condemnable, he added
The president said the inimical terrorist elements operating with the support of the Afghan Taliban have no connection to Islam; the arbitrary interpretation and misuse of religion are unacceptable. “The terrorist activities of ‘Fitna-ul-Khawarij’ and the desecration of mosques are clear evidence of their anti-Islamic agenda, President Zardari said.
