Home minister chairs meeting on Afghan border fencing

Issues of eight divided villages along border discussed

QUETTA:

A meeting pertaining to fencing along the Pak-Afghan border was held under the chairmanship of Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langau on Wednesday.

Commissioner Killa Abdullah Javed Mengal, heads of various provincial departments and divisional administrations besides military and senior officials of other provincial agencies participated.

The meeting reviewed progress on previous decisions on the eight divided villages along the Pak-Afghan border.

Commissioner Chaman and Commandant Chaman Scouts briefed the participants of the meeting about the current situation and implementation of the plan.

While addressing the participants of the meeting, Home Minister Langau said that measures taken for fencing on Pak-Afghan border should not be considered a weakness by our enemies.

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He highlighted how it was in the national interest of the country to take practical steps for solving the problems faced by the people belonging to the largest province of the country in the process of fencing.

Langau further said that the provincial government in collaboration with the military leadership would ensure smooth running of all the affairs. “While the fencing project is essential to further strengthen the law and order in the province, the implementation of this is the most important need of the day.”

He added that the completion of the fence on the Pak-Afghan border has also had a positive impact on the economy and the people of the divided villages are being given the best compensation. “The installation of fences on the border is in the common interest of both the neighbouring countries.”

The home minister paid tribute to the security personnel who lost their lives while constructing fences along the border in the past. “They faced deadly cross-border attacks while installing fences for lasting peace.”

"Completion of fencing will help neighboring countries gain strategic, defence and economic benefits, as well as eliminate networks of kidnapping for ransom and other crimes," he concluded.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 25^th, 2021.