Pak Army Chief directs troops to remain vigilant in light of recent terrorist attacks.

PESHAWAR -- The country's armed forces will not rest till militancy is not eliminated across Pakistan, said army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa Wednesday.

"The attack on a madressah is [an act of] enmity towards Islam," said the army chief during his visit to the Upper Dir Malakand division. The army chief directed troops to remain vigilant as incidents of terrorism continue to rise over the past couple of days.

"On December 16, 2014, the enemy targeted children in the APS massacre,"said the army chief. "On October 27, the enemy targeted innocent children of a madressah," he said.

Gen Bajwa credited the nation for "rejecting the narrative of the militants" by showing exemplary unity, adding that the masses stood united today with the same enthusiasm and resolve.

"We were united in grief yesterday, and the same is the case today," he said. "The enemy was the same yesterday and the enemy remains the same today."

The army chief said he had arrived in the area to demonstrate unity and share the grief of the innocent children of the madressah who had been martyred in the bomb blast.

"We will not rest until we bring terrorists...