Steps being taken to meet border challenges, says Nisar

Stresses need for enhancing FC capacity to achieve desired objectives

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Tuesday said ‘effective measures’ were being taken to meet challenges along the borders with Afghanistan and Iran.

The minister said this during a meeting with Inspector-General, Frontier Corps (FC), Balochistan (south), Maj-Gen Sardar Tariq Aman.

The meeting took place against the backdrop of recent border tensions with the two neighbours due to terror activities, cross-border infiltration and other such issues.

“Measures are being adopted to meet challenges such as monitoring of common borders with Iran and Afghanistan as well as curbing of human trafficking and smuggling,” Nisar told Maj-Gen Aman.



“Modern technology is being introduced to keep a constant check on border areas while new crossing points are also being constructed,” he said, adding: “Success of such initiatives requires that special attention should be given to capacity building of FC personnel so as to achieve the desired objectives.”

The minister said the services and sacrifices rendered by the civil armed forces in ensuring internal and external security ‘are no secret’.

“The people of Pakistan acknowledge sacrifices of personnel of civil armed forces,” he said, adding, “In view of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and law and order situation in Balochistan, the role of Frontier Corps (FC) in the province has become even more important.”

Nisar stressed the need for training FC personnel on modern lines, adding that to further increase their performance to meet security challenges, “use of technology is a must”.



He said the federal government was doing everything possible and trying to improve their operational needs through capacity-building initiatives. He said the government had spent more than Rs80 billion during the last four years to meet professional requirements and bring improvement in the services of civil armed forces, besides establishment of new wings “that demonstrates that the government not only acknowledges their role, but also wishes to further improve their services”.

[With additional input from APP]