Asim Saleem Bajwa, director general of Inter Services Public Relations of Pakistan Photo: Liu Zhun/GT

During a five-day visit to Beijing, Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa, director general of Inter Services Public Relations of Pakistan, reaffirmed his country's commitment to fight against the Taliban and other terrorists and militants.

In a group interview late Tuesday, Bajwa said the ongoing operation Zarb-e-Azb is in its last phase. With over 1,000 terrorists killed, hundreds apprehended and many others dislodged, Bajwa said the operation is "progressing very well."

Launched by the Pakistan Armed Forces on June 15 in North Waziristan, the joint military offensive operation aims to dismantle all banned terrorist organizations in Pakistan.

"We have cleared the main centers of logistics, command and communication of the terrorists, and their bases have been destroyed," Bajwa said. He stressed that after the conclusion of the operation, terrorists in Pakistan will be unable to regroup. "We are continuing our pressure," he added.

On concerns as to whether terrorists in Pakistan will attack other areas after being dispersed, Bajwa told the Global Times that terrorist attacks in other areas have also dramatically gone down. He said "the fact that their ability to launch coordinated attacks has diminished is good news."

Targets of the operation include terrorists belonging to the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, a major threat to the stability and security of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

With regard to cooperation with China in fighting terrorism, Bajwa said Pakistan sees China's enemies as their own. "We will even fight more vigorously against any enemy of China," he said. He also stated that Pakistan and China are improving their cooperation in many spheres in anti-terrorist actions, including intelligence sharing and joint anti-terrorist training.

Terrorism is believed to pose a major threat to the progress of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Since the project is already underway, security issues are raising more concerns.

"We cannot wait to start the project until it is 100 percent secure," Bajwa said, but he reiterated that Pakistan will offer the best security protections to safeguard Chinese companies and projects.