Securi­ty operat­ions, border manage­ment, develo­pment initia­tives go on in tandem­PESHAWAR: As many as 3,994 Intelligence Based Operations (IBOs) were conducted in 2017 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) collectively, according to senior security officials. A total of 7,991 suspects were apprehended, he said, adding that 527 improvise explosive devices (IEDs) were seized with a total of two tons of explosive material. “One of the most significant operations was the recovery of Joshua Boyle and his family,” said the official. Army throws weight behind FATA reformsOperation Faseel-e-Ahan“One of the main objectives to be achieved is the fencing of the international border,” said the official. Explaining further, he said the border fencing and management plan is divided into three phases, first the physical fence, secondly the deployment of the border forces and lastly the implementation of the Intrusion Detection System, an automated surveillance mechanism.

Source: The Express Tribune January 01, 2018 04:07 UTC