On the completion of three years of the Operation Raad ul Fasaad that was launched on February 22, 2017, to eliminate terrorism, Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has commended security forces’ actions and sacrifices.

In tweets posted by DG ISPR on Saturday, the Army Chief said that we (the Army) were backed by the nation, we had to pay “a monumental cost” in men and material. “Salute to our martyrs, our real heroes, our pride.”

In the tweets, he also saluted the resilient nation of Pakistan in defeating extremists’ ideology.

He said that this journey from terrorism to tourism, the security apparatus of the country gained “unparalleled success” as it was backed by the entire nation.

In addition, he said that the gains of two-decades-long war on terror shall be consolidated to achieve durable peace, adding that the Army is “aware and capable” of thwarting any threat to the security and sovereignty of Pakistan.

Here are the major military operations carried out by Pakistan's armed forces against local and foreign militants in the country:

Operation Rah-i-Haq-I: Carried out in Swat valley and Shangla district (2007)

Operation Rah-i-Haq-II: Carried out in Swat valley and Shangla (2008)

Operation Sirat-i-Mustaqeem: Began in Khyber Agency (2008)

Operation Sherdil: The operation was co-launched with Frontier Corps in Bajaur Agency (2008)

Operation Rah-i-Haq-III: Launched in Swat valley and Shangla (2009)

Operation Black Thunderstorm: The operation began in Buner, Lower Dir and Shangla district (2009)

Operation Brekhna: Launched in Mohmand Agency (2009)

Operation Rah-i-Rast: Also known as Swat Operation, included most of the valley (2009)

Operation Rah-i-Nijat: Carried out in South Waziristan (2009)

Operation Zarb-i-Azb: Launched in North Waziristan along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border (2014)

Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad: The operation was launched across the country (2017).