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The army's media wing announced that security and surveillance of the Pak-Afghan border had been intensified after two separate terror attacks in Quetta and Kurram Agency on Friday, which Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) attributed to 'sanctuaries' across the border.
Director General (DG) ISPR Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor made the announcement after a suicide attack in Quetta killed 13, twin blasts in Kurram Agency's Parachinar area killed at least 30 people, and a gun attack targeting police officials in Karachi left four policemen dead.
The DG ISPR said: "Recent terrorist incidents linked to sanctuaries across [the Pak-Afghan border]."
"Stringent action" will be taken against "illegal border-crossers", he asserted.
Earlier, the DG ISPR, quoting Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, said that security would be tightened and search operations carried out across the country after the attacks.
"Security tightened across the country. Special Intelligence Based Operations and search operations launched in coordination with intelligence and other law enforcement agencies," he said.
The COAS, as quoted by the ISPR, said that in the run-up to the Eid holidays, the "enemy [is] trying to mar [the] festive mood of [the] nation through such coward acts".
He added that the "enemy... shall fail against [the] resilience of Pakistan."
Earlier this week, Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council said that terrorist "safe havens" are inside, not outside, Afghanistan.
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Relations between the two countries have been strained since Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accused Pakistan of waging an "undeclared war of aggression" against Afghanistan.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have long accused each other of turning a blind eye to militants operating along their porous border.
Operation Raddul Fasaad
The Pakistan Army had launched Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad earlier this year following a spate of terror attacks in the country, which claimed more than a hundred lives and left hundreds of others injured.
The operation seeks to eliminate the "residual/latent threat of terrorism", consolidating the gains made in other military operations, and further ensuring the security of Pakistan's borders.
Hundreds of suspected terrorists have reportedly either been killed or arrested in raids carried out by security personnel since the start of the operation.
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Jun 23, 2017 09:57pm
Should the security forces of any nation have to act, to protect the very root of its foundation. Well yes, it sadly is so, and really its more than sad. This phenomena is world wide and its deadly, people enjoying a special national time, more so an international time, may be killed, and by and extremism that isnt understandable no matter where you live in the world.
The example of London England shows that people of all faiths are at risk, although the people there at the time showed immense solidarity and bravery, they actually caught the culprit, saved his life, held him to account before the nation and before God. for me such solidarity and with purpose can change peoples perspectives about themselves, and i believe that this has happened in London England. People of faiths can have solidarity can act together, can be united before God, and act on it.
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Jun 23, 2017 10:16pm
Why we always wait for tragedies to hit before launching such operations? I know Pak Army and law enforcement is doing their best but honestly it is time to think out of box it is time to hit the terrorists in their homes. Start dealing Afghanistan as enemy country and deal with her aggressively we do not need any trade we do not need any movement across the border close it seal it like we have border between two Punjab. No international law can force us to keep the trade routes open for enemy country. KSA closes it for Qatar with no solid grounds and we have lives of people at stake. Each life is precious no matter it is civilian or law enforcement we have nothing to do with enemy all we know is that you are capable and you are responsible to protect us. Please think out of box for us for our future generations for our Pakistan
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Jun 23, 2017 10:35pm
Who will guard cpec then
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Jun 23, 2017 10:43pm
May peace prevail in Pakistan
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Jun 23, 2017 10:59pm
They are too late to tighten the security. Not sure which enemy they are pointing out to but whoever the enemy they are referring is successful. Why police does not give these statements as Pak is not under military control as of now officially.
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Jun 23, 2017 11:27pm
Honestly speaking this should be done before any incident appears.
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Jun 24, 2017 12:20am
Much more work is needed to eliminate terror groups and extremism from the country. Military is in process of playing its part, but the civilian institutions and the society at large has not even taken the first corrective step. Military alone is neither sufficient nor capable to deliver upon this monumental task
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Jun 24, 2017 12:30am
sir please launch these IBO's before these types of attacks
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Jun 24, 2017 12:56am
what is the outcomes of 'Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad' peoples dying and police,army,and 25 agencies failed to protect them.
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Jun 24, 2017 01:29am
Afghanistan should understand that it is not in their larger interest to destabilise Pakistan. We all know that Afghanistan sitting on Indian lap is destabilising Pakistan.
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Jun 24, 2017 01:33am
If there was a "will", this all we are witnessing today, and for the last 30 years would not have happened. Wake up and eliminate them before you lose many more and i tell you its not difficult but are making it difficult.
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Jun 24, 2017 01:39am
Resilient people of Pakistan. Yes we are and I love you Pakistan with all my heart. My Indus Valley Land :)
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Jun 24, 2017 01:53am
Who is responsible for border checking. Since long this blame game is listened.
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Jun 24, 2017 01:53am
As soon as raheel sharif retired, things started getting bad again. Army needs to reevaluate its strategy.
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Jun 24, 2017 01:57am
Sanctuaries inside Afghanistan and inside Pakistan. It all depends on the definition of what sanctuary means.
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Jun 24, 2017 02:01am
The western border should be sealed immediately and opened only after Eid.
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Jun 24, 2017 02:09am
Blaming each other for any terror attacks is not solving anything. Both Pakistan and Afghanistan need to fight terrorism in both countries together.
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Jun 24, 2017 02:18am
Does it really matter to the victims whether terror is originating from within the border or outside? Will they stop?
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Jun 24, 2017 02:21am
so what are you doing to stop it accross the border
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Jun 24, 2017 02:29am
Sir don't tell us
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Jun 24, 2017 02:50am
Of course they are. You dont have to be a rocket scientist to understand that it is coming from Afghanistan (India) . So what steps are you going to take. Civilian government is useless.
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Jun 24, 2017 03:05am
Explanation is Rejected
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Jun 24, 2017 03:18am
Security apparatus failing in preventing hostile agencies perpetrating attacks in country. All work done by previous chief at risk of reversal
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Jun 24, 2017 03:23am
A very sad day in Pakistan again. Why do ISPR have to start search operations only after any incident happens.
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Jun 24, 2017 03:26am
Why cant we shut the borders for good and send all the refugess back!
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Jun 24, 2017 03:28am
Whoever did this it happened on my soil and my institutes are responsible for that. Don't diverge it.
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Jun 24, 2017 03:34am
We know that terrorists are strong and well backed, probably an overwhelming force. But we also know that our guardians are strong and well prepared and above all the resolve and trust of the nation is unmatched. That is why we will prevail, sooner or later.
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Jun 24, 2017 04:00am
So far there have been denials of the existence of safe havens or sanctuaries across the border. The enemy resides inside the mainland not far away across the border.
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Jun 24, 2017 04:09am
Close the border indefinitely.
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Jun 24, 2017 04:33am
Its just about the right time that Army shall do the cleaning operation across the border. it will help Afghanistan is well in there lawless area. These element cannot be tolerated. Once the miscreant understand they are not safe any where then they will feel. Just merely statement is not enough. Just border management will not prevent the incident unless the army clean up the hot spot across the border.
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Jun 24, 2017 04:47am
Complete fencing of border with Afghanistan is the only solution and of course immigration check points. We hardly have any goods coming into Pakistan from Afghanistan.
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Jun 24, 2017 05:18am
Must be curbed by brutal force such coward attacks against the innocent civilians in Pakistan.
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Jun 24, 2017 05:41am
Why dont we limit the border crossing to trade only until the entire border is sealed .if the Afghan patients need treatment Pakistan can arrange a medical campus across the border for them .
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Jun 24, 2017 06:33am
Don't blame neighbors for your own failure. What is Police doing??
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Jun 24, 2017 06:38am
Irrespective of internal or external terror groups we must take care and protect our citizens. Literally thousands of blasts happened in last 10 years and every time rulers and Army blamed external agencies and kept quite. Can you explain as what sort of investigations are done and what are steps taken to avoid such things
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Jun 24, 2017 06:53am
Time has come to send back all those Afghan refugees back to Afghanistan. Let Afghans deal with their own people. Chances are that Afghans would still be fighting among themselves 30 years from now, and causing problems for Pakistan as usual.
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Jun 24, 2017 06:58am
We are tasting our own medicine, but still continue the same policy and live in denial.
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Jun 24, 2017 07:00am
all 3 neighbors India, Pakistan, Afghanistan immediately blame neighbors immediately after terror attacks.all are suffering why not they fight together with these . terrorist r unitied but we as countries can't b
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Jun 24, 2017 07:15am
I don't see any government official statement over these attacks, which is the least one can expect from our elite rulers.
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Jun 24, 2017 09:06am
Enough with excuses please!
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Jun 24, 2017 09:39am
Tell all these happening to Afghanistan and USA
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Jun 24, 2017 09:50am
Who is supposed to secure the borders Sir?
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Jun 24, 2017 09:50am
Bomb Them. USA is doing in our territory.
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Jun 24, 2017 09:54am
This is what Afghanistan says,their misery emanates from sanctuaries across the border.Pakistan counters it with lawless regions in Afghanistan.Afghanistan says the same about pakistan.
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Jun 24, 2017 10:02am
Strongly condemn this unholy act. But high time Pakistan realize that the differentiation between good and bad terrorists will just not help. You act against ppl like Azhar Masood Hafeez Saeed see India walking the extra mile to secure our future.
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Jun 24, 2017 10:11am
Build the wall
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Jun 24, 2017 10:24am
If American drones can operate against such sanctuaries on our side of the border then we should also carry out the similar attacks on the afghan side to neutralize the suspected hidden enemy...
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Jun 24, 2017 10:32am
But sir as you say that Afghan terror sanctuaries are inside Afghanistan, in the same way Afghans say that Pakistan terror sanctuaries are within Pakistan. Who is correct? Or are both are correct? Or are both incorrect?
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Jun 24, 2017 11:55am
Looks like the Govt is not serious in National Action Plan specially Sindh and Baluchistan Govt. Scores of people are dead due to jubilant firing on the occasion of Pakistan win in Champions trophy. Still more people will die on Sunday eve for Chand Raat firing. Where is Sindh Administration? People are openly firing? everyone is quiet? Wakeup rangers/army
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Jun 24, 2017 12:06pm
And whose responsibility is to stop it?
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Jun 24, 2017 12:33pm
What have you been doing if they can come from across the border and kill dozens? I am local of parachinar, a common man in that area has to go through dozens of check posts , they check ids and perform physical searches, inspire of all this how. One they can come and kill and no one can trace them??????
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Jun 24, 2017 12:35pm
@ Nomi all 4 countries India Iran Afghanistan and Pakistan suffering from terrorism and blaming each other's for it. it's right time to sit all together and remove difference and flight unitedly with terrorist. even there are difference which can't b solved still there it's should b resolved without proxies. atleas let's common people leave with pease
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Jun 24, 2017 01:00pm
People of Pakistan REJECT this statement. Whether it was an insiders job or from across the boarder, we do not care. It's your job to protect us. Please go and get them.
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Jun 24, 2017 01:06pm
Why don't we bomb the sanctuaries and tell Afghanistan to not try to punch above its weight.....
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Jun 24, 2017 02:00pm
Where is my civilian government?? Where is my foreign minister.. flatly refuse to provide any support to so called US led Afghan mission. The only solution of Afghanistan is to let them free.. These pupits sitting in Kabul ... Are nothing but paid characters of India and US. Trust me the britishers did the same 150 years ago and managed to rule subcontinent for 100 years. Once free afganis will decide their future "THERE OWN WAY" .
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Jun 24, 2017 03:00pm
The joint advanced militaries of the world can't establish govt control beyond Kabul and they have the audacity to accusing Pakistan of not being able to curb terrorism. Pakistan needs to focus more on Indian involvement in terrorism incidents in Pakistan and bring it to the worlds attention in tandem with india's brutal occupation of kashmir.
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Jun 24, 2017 03:02pm
Time to break diplomatic relations with Afghanistan until a friendly govt comes to power.
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Jun 24, 2017 03:53pm
Pakistan and Afghanistan stop waging "Undeclared War" on each other.
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Jun 24, 2017 06:40pm
Yeah we all know that but what are you going to do in order to prevent them from happening again.
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Jun 24, 2017 07:40pm
@Nomi Goraya I absolutely second your comment. Afghanistan should be treated as an enemy country complete border closure and send the refugees back as we have been targeted to help them and listen to their abuses. Ashraf Ghani is openly blaming us for their weaknesses and our civilian govt is quiet. We want an end with so-called brothers who are stabbing us.
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Jun 24, 2017 07:59pm
@Ghaznavimultan: Chinese
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Jun 25, 2017 05:53am
Simple problem is Corrupt substandard leaders, this was not happening when Musharraf was in power. He was not perfect but honest to Pakistan loved his nation. We have to get a highly educated person who care about humanity to become our leaders only then we can get rid of inside and outside supporters/financiers of terror in Pakistan.
IndoPak Blood Brothers 4 Life!
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