Pakistan starts fencing of entire Pak-Afghan border

According to Pakistan Army media wing ISPR, the fencing will be done in phases.

In the first phase, high infiltration prone border areas in Bajaur, Mohmand and Khyber Agencies in north western border of Pakistan with Afghanistan are being fenced. Fencing of remaining border areas including Balochistan will be done in the second phase.

Besides fencing, Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps (FC) are constructing new border posts to improve surveillance and defensibility.

Pakistan army says these measures are being taken to improve security situation along the Pak-Afghan border.

Though Pakistan is building the fence saying that it is being done in order to prevent infiltration of militants which could create problems for both countries, there is serious objection from Afghan side on the fencing project.

Some Afghan officials believe that Pakistan by fencing the border wants to assert its position on 'Durand line' which is not acceptable to Afghanistan.

Afghanistan also believes that putting fence on Pak-Afghan borders could not help fighting terrorism but will force more gap between people of the two neighboring countries.

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