ISLAMABAD – Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said Afghan forces have opened fire at Pakistani checkposts along the border to facilitate the infiltration of terrorists into Pakistan. He made the remarks during a briefing with journalists on November 25, a video of which was released by the ISPR on Friday.
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Lt Gen Chaudhry explained that while both countries guard the border, Afghan posts first engage Pakistani positions through gunfire, allowing terrorists to cross through gaps. “There are extremely coordinated attacks. They attack the posts and have smugglers’ vehicles pass from below,” he added.
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He highlighted concerns raised about how terrorists infiltrate the Pak-Afghan border, how smuggling occurs, and how vehicles evade customs despite the presence of army and Frontier Corps personnel. The DG ISPR also displayed pictures showing fences even in snow-clad areas and military posts set up 15-25 kilometres apart.
Addressing suggestions to “hermetically seal” the border, Lt Gen Chaudhry noted the practical challenges, citing that even the United States cannot fully seal its border with Mexico. He also rejected Afghan Taliban claims that Pakistan had conducted overnight strikes in Afghanistan, emphasising that “in our view, there are no good and bad Taliban” and no distinction is made between terrorists.
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The military spokesman further detailed counter-terrorism operations, stating that since November 4, 4,910 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) had been conducted, averaging 233 per day. “The intensity of the kinetic counter-terrorism effort is going up,” he said, noting that 206 terrorists were killed during these operations.