Enhanced security arrangements at Pak-Afghan border to fight common enemy: COAS

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Monday that enhanced security arrangements along the Pak-Afghan border were to fight the common enemy -  terrorists of all hue and colour, ISPR said in a statement. 

Chairing a high-level meeting at the General Headquarters (GHQ), General Bajwa said Pakistan and Afghanistan have fought against terrorism and shall continue in this effort together. 

The Pakistan Army chief, directed for more effective border coordination and cooperation with Afghan Security Forces to prevent cross-border movement of terrorists including all types of illegal movement. COAS also welcomed recent proposals from Afghan authorities to take forward the mutual coordination for result oriented efforts against terrorism.

Pakistan moves heavy artillery to Afghan border

Security has been heightened and according to reports, the Pakistan Army has moved heavy artillery including tanks on the border with Afghanistan. Pakistan closed its borders with Afghanistan following a deadly suicide bombing at the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar last week.

The move comes after the Pakistan Army pounded militant hideouts inside Afghanistan last week and killed militants belonging to Jamaat ul Ahrar. 

On February 17, officials from the Afghan Embassy were summoned to Pakistan's Army Headquarters, GHQ. The embassy officials were handed a list of 76 terrorists so action can be taken against them or they be handed over if the Afghan government cannot act against them.