Military spokesman Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa said at a press briefing that since launch of 'Zarb-e-Azb' military operation against terrorists in June 2014, armed forces have achieved "major successes" in the fight against terrorism.
"I can say that there is no hideout of militants in any area of Pakistan as we have cleared all area of organised presence of militants," he said.
"The salient operational guidelines for the operation were that it would be an indiscriminate operation, collateral damage would be avoided and human rights would be taken into consideration," Bajwa said.
He said more than 3,500 militants have been killed since the operation was launched while 537 soldiers lost their lives and another 2,272 injured.
"Terrorism was rampant in the country in 2014, which is before .