21 April 2014
Protecting the Pakistan-Afghanistan border is a shared responsibility says Pakistan official
The Nation reported that Pakistan’s Foreign Office Spokesperson, Tasnim Aslam, stated that protecting the Pakistan and Afghanistan border is the shared responsibility of both countries. Currently, Pakistan carries the burden of protecting and managing the border, with more than twelve hundred posts and surveillance undertakings. Aslam also stated that Pakistan is interested in introducing a biometric system, however, Pakistan wants equal measures to be taken by NATO and Afghanistan to manage the border.
Source: The Nation | Pakistan demands Kabul, NATO for strong measures for protection of Pak-Afghan border