Latest samaa News Report about Operation Zarb-e-Azb

News Report about Operation Zarb-e-Azb <br />Pakistan army zindaabad <br /> <br />Operation Zarb-e-Azb (Urdu: آپریشن ضربِ عضب‎ Ẓarb-i ʿAẓb pronounced is a joint military offensive being conducted by Pakistan Armed Forces against various militant groups, including the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Jundallah, al-Qaeda, the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) and the Haqqani network. The operation was launched by the Pakistan Armed Forces on 15 June 2014 in North Waziristan (part of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas along the Afghan border) as a renewed effort against militancy in the wake of the 8 June attack on Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, for which the TTP and the IMU claimed responsibility.[35][36] Part of the ongoing war in North-West Pakistan, up to 30,000 Pakistani soldiers are involved in Zarb-e-Azb, described as a "comprehensive operation" to flush out all foreign and local militants hiding in North Waziristan.The operation has received widespread support from the Pakistani political, defence and civilian sectors.