Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Friday visited Pak-Afghan border at Torkham and inspected the border fencing there.
Expressing his satisfaction over border fencing process, the chief minister said that the government was paying its heed to the matters related to security in the country.
He said the provincial government was paying special attention to promotion of tourism, industries and other sectors across the province.
Mahmood Khan said 17 economic zones in different parts of the province would be established to boost trade and economic activities.
Pakistan border authorities had enforced the border management system at Torkham.
Security on border was tightened with deployment of additional contingents of border forces to curb illegal entry of foreign nationals into Pakistan territory.
Officials said that the border initiative was part of National Action Plan aimed at protecting the border.
The move comes as Pakistan tries to secure the border with Afghanistan known as Durand Line. The border is notorious for the unhindered crossing of people from both sides without proper travel papers. It is estimated that more than 10,000 people cross the border daily without any check.
Published in Daily Times, December 29th 2018.
