The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) director general while commenting on the Western Border Management measures said that there was almost 7-8 km which means that it was challenge to check hostile activities from across the Afghan side.
Pakistan Army in 2021 Pak-Afghan border 164 and Iran 31 border forts and seven watch towers were set up whereas collectively 673 border forts and terminals have been established along the Pak-Afghan border
Pakistan has created 67 news wings in Frontier Corps of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan to stabilize border security and also established border terminals at Torkham, Kharlachi, Ghulam Khan, Angor Adda and Badini and Chaman.
“All sorts of cargo and pedestrian movement has been ensured through these terminals along the Western Border that has resulted in huge success to control smuggling and narco-trafficking through these routes,” he added.
The prevailing situation in Afghanistan could lead to a serious humanitarian crisis that would have a direct impact on Pakistan and the regional security.
The chief of army staff (COAS) has also clearly indicated this issue at various forums and his meetings with various international delegations, he said.
The ISPR DG while explaining the achievements of Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad in 2021 said this operation was completely different as it was neither an area nor military specific operation.
“Pakistan’s security forces have completely destroyed their entire infrastructure in various successful activities and wiped out numerous terrorist organisations,” he added.
During Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad in 2021, he said the security forces have conducted over 60,000 intelligence based operations (IBOs), where the civil and military intelligence agencies, law enforcement agencies and security forces of the country did remarkable efforts and played a critical role in identifying and eradicating terrorist networks.
He added that the intelligence agencies in 2021 released 890 threat alerts due to which 70 percent possible terrorist events were curtailed successfully. “The terrorist involved in these incidents including its planners and facilitators have been exposed and arrested by the security forces,” he added.
Moreover, he said Polio teams were targeted by the terrorists to halt the immunisation drive in Balochistan and KP whereas the security forces provided complete protection to them and the vaccination campaign was underway despite hard condition.
“The efforts of Polio workers and the security teams deployed along them are commendable who without bothering about their lives continued the mission of polio free Pakistan,” he added.
Under a dedicated effort, he told that 95 demining teams in tribal areas were employed that had recovered over 70,000 mines and unexploded ordnance and many precious live were saved. “During this effort many security officers got injured and martyred,” he highlighted.