Border fencing to complete this year: minister.

KARACHI -- Fencing along borders with Afghanistan and Iran would be compleAted this year and it would help manage border securiAAty and keep check on movemAAAAAent of people on both sides.

This was said by federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed who, on the last day of his two-day visit to Karachi, spoke to the media at a local hotel on different issues ranging from politics to internal security challenges.

'It's [fencing along the border with Afghanistan] almost 90 per cent done,' he said in reply to a question about the security situation at the borders. 'Similarly, the fencing along the Iran border is also under progress. Though it's expected to be completed within the next few months, to be on safe side, I would give a year to complete fencing along both borders.'

Says fencing along Afghan, Iran borders to help tackle security-related issues

The minister said Pakistan was about to complete fencing of its roughly 2,600km porous border with Afghanistan, that was launched in early 2017 to block militant infiltration, smuggling and other illegal border crossings.

'I salute our security forces,' he said. 'They have rendered immense sacrifices to bring about peace in the country. They have done a great job again for better internal security and border management.'

The Economic CoordinaAtion Committee of the cabinet had last year approved Rs3 billion in additional funds for fencing...

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