Rawalpindi, Nov. 13 (TNS): Pakistan Army’s chief spokesperson said on Monday that the country is paying the price for security vacuum on Afghan side of the border.
In a series of tweets, Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said that Pakistan has done its part including cleared all areas of terrorists, border fencing, building new check posts, enhanced presence along Pak-Afghan border and established of crossing points.
The DG ISPR remarks came after two Pakistani servicemen – among them a captain – were martyred in a cross-border attack by Afghanistan-based terrorists in Bajaur Agency.
“More efforts are required on Afghanistan side by all stake holders,” he said.
While talking about the militant hideouts in the war-torn country, Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor said, “It now requires elimination of terrorist sanctuaries in Afghanistan and effective Afghan border security.”
Lives of forces and citizens equally precious on both sides of the border, he added.
Moreover, Pakistani officials have repeatedly said that the Taliban terrorists, who fled a series of military operations in tribal regions, have found safe havens in northern, eastern and northeastern Afghanistan.
