Pakistan & Iran Agree on Border Fencing:

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GoP usual PR tactic

Don't worry IK is in charge now

And we are actually trying to defend PAKISTAN

 

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One thing is good, civilian contractors are doing the job. No Army deployment.

 

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Illegal crossings must stop across Afghan and Iran borders. By doing this we can control drug and human trafficking, smuggling of weapons and general goods as well as regulate transit trade with Afghanistan.

 

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Pak-Iran border fence to be completed by December

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Anadolu
February 20, 2021


Fencing off of Pak-Iran volatile border is expected to end this year, a move against terrorism and smuggling.

During a visit to the border town Taftan, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that 40% of the 928 kilometers (576 miles) border has been completed, according to a statement from the Interior Ministry.

The move is aimed at improving the “border management” between the two countries, Ahmed said, adding that it will also improve economy and legal trade between the two neighbors.

Taftan is located some 632 km (392 mi) from Quetta, the capital of southwestern Balochistan.
Also known for a huge illegal trade, the long and insecure border between the two countries has long been notorious for alleged cross-border movement of militants loyal to hardline Sunni militant groups and Baloch separatists.

Tehran has long been accusing Islamabad of not acting against militant groups, mainly Jaish-al-Adl, which have carried out numerous terrorist attacks in Iran’s border province of Sistan-Balochistan, a claim that the country denies.

In February 2019, a suicide bomber had killed 27 Iranian border guards in Sistan-Balochistan, fueling the diplomatic tensions between the two countries, and subsequently prompting Islamabad to start building a fence.

 

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Pakistan, Iran discuss border fencing​

Ali Raza Rind
March 28, 2022


CHAGAI: Civilian and security officials from Pakistan and Iran discussed border mapping on Saturday during a follow-up meeting that came after Pakistan’s surveyor general visited the neighbouring country earlier this month.

Official sources privy to the meeting told Dawn on Sunday that a two-point agenda came under discussion during the meeting, attended by a six-member Iranian delegation headed by the country’s director general of border affairs.

The eight-member Pakistani delegation comprised officials from the army, Frontier Corps, the Survey of Pakistan mapping agency and Chagai Deputy Commissioner Mansoor Ahmed Baloch.
The follow-up meeting was held in Taftan, a town near the two countries’ border in Chagai district.

Officials review details of mapping surveys in a high-level meeting

A high-ranking officer, who attended the meeting and did not want to be named, told Dawn that the discussion was aimed at successfully completing fencing along the border.

The participants noted that a few border pillars disappeared in some parts and the issue needed to be identified and validated for fencing. “It should be clear that there’s no dispute on border fencing between Iran and Pakistan. In fact, the Iranian authorities welcomed border fencing while terming it a significant step to ensure security on both sides,” he said.

The details of previous joint surveys were presented in the meeting and the clarification of technical aspects of conduct modalities were discussed in detail.

It was agreed that aerial and ground mark of border pillars would be carried out to make detailed maps of the border zone. A four-kilometre strip — two kilometres on each side — would be mapped as per the protocol.

The officials also agreed that the 909-kilometre Pak-Iran border would be divided into four sections and each side would map two sections, with monitoring from both countries. It was also decided that each side would prepare a detailed plan and get it approved from their higher authorities concerned.

Meanwhile, Chagai’s deputy commissioner informed his Iranian counterpart about the problems being faced by local residents due to prolonged closure of Rahdari Gate from the Iranian side.

Deputy Commissioner Baloch told Dawn that the gate was the only way for people who visit their relatives after getting a 15-day special permission to travel a limited area of both countries.

Published in Dawn, March 28th, 2022
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