Indo-Pak border to be sealed by 2018:HM
posted on Oct 7, 2016 @ 6:24PM
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the government will “completely seal” the India-Pakistan border by December 2018 as part of an extensive plan to monitor the country’s frontier security. "The Home Ministry has decided to completely seal the India-Pakistan border by December 2018. This will be monitored," Singh said after holding a meeting on security of border areas. "We will start a new concept called Border Security Grid. Inputs from all border states will be taken," he added. The government’s decision comes as tensions mount between India and Pakistan following an army strike on militant bases in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Islamabad has denied the military operation and said any attempt to infiltrate its territorial integrity will be rebuffed. When asked about Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Dalali’ remark for PM Modi in relation to the surgical strikes, Singh declined to comment. Instead, he said, “People, working in any field, must show restraint at time of escalated tensions.”