16 defence installations attacked since 2009: Defence Secretary

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s standing committee on defence has been informed that defence installations have been attacked sixteen times in the country since 2009.

The meeting of the standing committee was chaired by Azra Fazal Pechuho here on Wednesday. Defence Secretary Lieutenant General (retired) Asif Yasin Malik informed the committee that defence installations have been attacked sixteen times since 2009, adding that the last attacks were in Peshawar and the Kamra airbase.

The Defence Secretary said that in the attack on the Kamra airbase an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) plane was destroyed, while ten attackers were also killed.

Asif Yasin further said that all four sides were attacked in Peshawar but fortunately all installations remained safe.

In his briefing, the defence secretary informed the committee that quick response forces had been deployed at all defence installations while action had been taken against army personnel involved in these attacks.