ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry said on Monday that Pakistan wants to secure its borders as it will help stop cross border infiltration of terrorists.
He was addressing the meeting between officials of the foreign affairs department of both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
A six-member delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Hekmat Karzai arrived in Islamabad to hold talks with the government on border management on Monday.
Chaudhry stressed the need to construct gates on borders and said Pakistan believes that effective border management is a key to enhancing security and checking infiltration of terrorists.
He said that management of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border was necessary and it would bring benefit to both countries.
Chaudhry said that Pakistan will not halt construction of gate on Torkham border. He further said that border management is necessary to eliminate terrorism.
“An immigration mechanism at the Pak-Afghan border was necessary to crush terrorism,” he said adding that border gates should not be established only at the Torkham border but at other crossing points as well.
“A proper border management mechanism will also aid in curbing smuggling across the border.”
Speaking on the occasion, Hekmat Karzai said that Pakistan and Afghanistan would benefit together due to border management.
“Both countries should prepare the border management mechanism with mutual consultation and communication,” Karzai said.
