New refugees, illegal Afghans can pose serious threat to Pakistan: Interior Ministry
In-camera session of standing committee on interior summoned on Monday at Parliament House
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Interior Ministry has informed the standing committee on interior in a written reply that new refugees and illegal Afghans could pose a serious threat to Pakistan.
According to the reports, after the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and its expected negative impact on Pakistan, an important in-camera session of the standing committee on interior has been summoned on Monday at the Parliament House.
The Frontier Corps (FC) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and senior officials of security agencies have been summoned in the upcoming session. The senior officials will give a briefing on security measures on the Pak-Afghan international border. The meeting will review the expected arrival of Afghan refugees, the law and order situation.
In a written reply, the Interior Ministry said that new refugees and illegal Afghans could pose a serious threat to Pakistan. However, the FC has received reports of security measures on the borders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
The reports also said that comprehensive measures have been taken to secure the Pak-Afghan border. “The security fences have been set up on the Pak-Afghan border as well as construction of forts and monitoring system has also been formulated. All illegal crossing points have been closed,” it added.
