ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Army has achieved biggest success today as it begunhanding over its checkposts in the South Waziristan Agency to the FrontierCorps (FC), with cellphone service set to resume in the area, according toInspector General (IG) FC Maj Gen Abid Lateef, who made a statement to thiseffect on Friday.
The area of Waziristan was declared as most dangerous place on earth dueterrorists as World Militaries feared operations there, however PakistanArmy conducted most successful Military operation of the World.
Around 11,000 FC officials have been posted at the checkposts, Gen Lateefsaid today, adding that monitoring of the Pak-Afghan border would continuethrough the use of radars and modern camera equipment.
Recounting efforts by security forces and the government in the area afterit was cleared of terrorists, Gen Lateef said 78 education and 11 healthprojects have been completed in the agency, in addition to 174 waterprovision projects. He also said that 81 parks and 59 markets have beenbuilt.
About the fencing and monitoring of the Pak-Afghan border, he said thatPakistan had 151 checkposts on the border, adding that 30 kilometres offencing have been completed.
He also said that the number of checkposts in the agency has been reducedfrom 90 to only eight and the repatriation process of displaced persons isnear completion. He claimed that Rs433.6 billion have been distributedamong 18,464 families.
Gen Lateef added that 98 per cent of the displaced persons have returned tothe area while the remaining 2pc would return before Ramazan.
Speaking in Ghulam Khan Kilay on Friday, North Waziristan General OfficerCommanding (GOC) Maj Gen Azhar Abbas told journalists that the whole agencyhas been cleared of terrorists.
To improve security and prevent cross-border attacks and movement ofterrorists, Pakistan has started the installation of CCTV cameras along thePak-Afghan border, he said. “So far 46 high-resolution cameras have beeninstalled,” Gen Abbas informed.
He was talking to a group of journalists taken by the army to NorthWaziristan to brief them on the security situation in the agency after theopening of the Ghulam Khan route.
Journalists were further briefed about the monitoring centre in Miramshahwhich would not only monitor the CCTV cameras but also the entry and exitof individuals in the area. National identity cards of every personarriving in the area would be scanned at the checkposts, monitored by thecentre.
Gen Abbas further stated that normalcy has returned to the agency,therefore the military has reduced its checkposts to just five from 35.
The GOC informed that soon, the security command in the agency would soonbe handed over to FC.