Kayani and Petraeus take up Waziristan action

ISLAMABAD - Commander US CENTCOM General David H Petraeus who was on a daylong official visit here on Sunday exchanged information with Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on anti-terror operations underway along the Pak-Afghan border.
According to official sources, meeting with General Kayani was Petraeuss one-point agenda for visiting Pakistan this time. The sources said that the two discussed future options in the backdrop of Pakistan Armys operations namely Rah-e-Rast in Swat and Rah-e-Nijat in Waziristan.
The sources said that Kayani told Petraeus that the Army had so far been carrying out aerial bombardment while the troops were stepping forward on the ground in the areas of Frontier region. Discussion on the situation along the Pak-Afghan border was natural part of their meeting, the sources said. Moreover, they added the two generals had threadbare exchange of information on the operations both in Swat and Waziristan.
According to the sources, General Kayani informed General Petraeus about the achievements of the Pakistani Army in Swat operation. He told the visiting General that civil administration had already started taking over in most of the parts of Swat.
Meanwhile, a Press release issued by the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) stated that matters of mutual interest were discussed during the meeting.