Web desk: According to the Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), a total of 4,729 terrorism-related incidents were reported across Pakistan this year, with 3,357 incidents occurring in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa alone.
The DG highlighted concerns over the narrative that terrorism is controlled merely by the presence of the Frontier Corps (FC) along the Afghan border.
He questioned why terrorist activities continue despite border security and pointed out that, unlike Punjab and Sindh, many villages along the Afghan border are divided on both sides and inhabited by 29 tribes.
He emphasised the need for additional posts and drone surveillance in these areas to improve monitoring.
Addressing the situation in remote regions, the DG stated, “If you go to Khyber Waadi Tirah, there is no administration, no courts. In areas where there is no governance or law enforcement, terrorism is more prevalent.”
He further questioned governmental responsibilities beyond the Afghan border, saying, “Is the area behind the Afghan border the army’s responsibility? Where is the government? Over 450,000 non-custom paid vehicles are moving freely, whose responsibility is it to stop them?”
“We are on the right path, and we will prevail. And if anyone believes that terrorism is a way of life, we will correct that,” the DG ISPR Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry further added.
“We have no issue with Afghans,” the DG ISPR added, “our issue is with the Afghan regime. Trade was halted because no compromise can be made on security.”
The DG’s remarks underline ongoing security challenges in border regions and the need for enhanced monitoring and administrative presence to curb terrorism effectively.
