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islamabad: The fencing work on Pakistan-Afghanistan border will be completed by the end of 2019, said the Pakistan Army’s spokesperson, hoping the massive unilateral undertaking will effectively benefit peaceful people of the two countries while restricting terrorist activists. 802km out of 1,200km has been covered and work on 233 out of 843 forts has been completed in ‘pri 1 areas’, said Major-General Asif Ghafoor, the director general of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a tweet on Saturday.
According to the chief military spokesperson, the total length of the fenced border will be 2,611km. He said the armed forces are aiming a speedy completion of the project in ‘pri 1 areas’, adding that the full project will be completed by the end of 2019. Maj-Gen Ghafoor said the fenced border, once completed, will benefit peaceful people of Pakistan, Afghanistan while restricting terrorists. The army-led construction effort went into action last year. The pair of 9-foot wire fences, runs along rugged terrain and snow-capped mountains as high as 12,000 feet. (tribune.com.pk)
According to the chief military spokesperson, the total length of the fenced border will be 2,611km. He said the armed forces are aiming a speedy completion of the project in ‘pri 1 areas’, adding that the full project will be completed by the end of 2019. Maj-Gen Ghafoor said the fenced border, once completed, will benefit peaceful people of Pakistan, Afghanistan while restricting terrorists. The army-led construction effort went into action last year. The pair of 9-foot wire fences, runs along rugged terrain and snow-capped mountains as high as 12,000 feet. (tribune.com.pk)
