Intel sharing must for combating terrorism: Raheel

January 18, 2017 14:30

Former Pak army chief General Raheel Sharif (retd) said 2016 witnessed a significant decrease in terrorism and that 'intelligence sharing is a very important component of strategy to combat terrorism'.

Addressing a session at the World Economic Forum titled 'Terrorism in the digital age', he said: "Terrorism is a global issue and the global community will have to get united if it wants to defeat terrorism," Dawn reported.

Raheel Sharif went on to say that terrorism has become a "gangrene for the world". He added that terrorists attack in a well planned manner and intelligence sharing is a very important component of strategy to combat terrorism.

Pakistan bears tragedies such as the Army Public School (APS) because of terrorism, he added.

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