A soldier stands guard along the border fence outside the Kitton outpost on the border with Afghanistan in North Waziristan. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILEPakistan and the interim Afghan Taliban government have reached an understanding to resolve the issue of border fencing through talks, a senior Pakistani official said on Friday. Soon after the incident Pakistan and the Taliban established contact at the highest level and agreed to resolve the issue through talks. Read Pakistan, Afghanistan reach consensus to resolve border fencing issueMeanwhile, the issue was also raised in the Senate. Pakistan, however, went ahead with the fencing and as per officials, 90 per cent of the border with Pakistan is now fenced.

Source: The Express Tribune December 25, 2021 20:05 UTC