Islamabad, Dec 9 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has decided to deploy air defence weapons on the country's border with Afghanistan to stop fresh attacks as it re-evaluates the strategy for safeguarding its western borders from air raids, the Director General of Military Operations told the federal cabinet and the Senate's defence committee on Thursday.
"After the November 26 NATO attack on two military checkposts in the Mohmand Agency, we fear an attack from the western border. Hence a decision has been taken to deploy air defence weapons in that region," The Dawn quoted a source present at the briefing, as saying.
The briefings took place at a time when the violation of the country's sovereignty had entirely changed the nature of already strained relations between Pakistan and US, leading to suspension of supplies to NATO forces and setting deadline for evacuation of the Shamsi airbase by December 11.
Major General Ashfaq Nadeem, the DGMO, said it was in this background that the Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, had removed checks on hitting back without a prior approval of the top command in case of fresh incursions. He said that currently the posts were equipped with small weapons suitable for fighting insurgents and bunkers had also been set up.
General Nadeem said a coordination mechanism had been completely violated and there were reasons to believe that it was a planned attack, and not a mistake.
He revealed that Pakistan had recalled 19 out of its 31 coordination officers for consultations. (ANI)
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