ISLAMABAD: In a major revelation, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said that the Afghan Taliban troops engage Pakistan’s border forces with unprovoked firing to facilitate the infiltration of terrorists into the country.
“Borders are always mutually guarded by both countries. On the other side, there is a country whose posts first engage your posts through fire, and an exchange begins. And then they have them [terrorists] pass from the gaps in between,” the top military spokesperson said during an interaction with senior journalists Friday evening.
“If you go to the border of Sindh or Punjab, do you get divided villages or populations, or are you sitting on the border? Here [Pak-Afghan border], there are 29 tribes which are divided. The population is here and there. How will you control the movement on the same border?” he added.
He said that physical barriers alone cannot fully prevent cross-border infiltration, adding that the border fence — if not covered with observation and fire — can be breached within minutes.
Lt Gen Chaudhry said that effective border control requires continuous drone surveillance, fortified posts every few kilometres, and large-scale investment in infrastructure and manpower. “If someone wants to cut an obstacle or build a bridge, it may take only five minutes. To counter that, you need forts every few kilometres and constant monitoring, which comes at a huge cost.”
The ISPR chief also pointed out what he called the “administration issues” in the hinterland. “Go to Tira Khyber. And you will not find any sort of governance. You will not find any courts there. You will not find any departments there… where is the administration over there?”
This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.
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