QUETTA, MAY 08 (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa inaugurated work on border fencing along the Balochistan portion of Pak- Afghan border at Panjpai.

According to the ISPR, Chief Minister Balochistan Abdul Qadoos Bazinjo and Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti were also present on the occasion.

Interacting with the tribal leaders and locals at the occasion, COAS thanked them for their full support and cooperation in fencing as well as their participation in maintaining security situation. He said that the fencing will check cross border movement of terrorists. “However, special arrangements have been made to facilitate bilateral economic activity and legal movement in any way or form through designated crossing points.”

The CM Balochistan thanked Pakistan Army and FC for working hand in glove with the provincial government to achieve a common vision of shining Balochistan.

At Quetta, COAS did earth breaking ceremony of NUST Quetta campus. “With an estimated cost of Rs 2.63 billion, the campus spans over 30 acres and will house 550 students. Besides usual disciplines, it will also have fields pandering to specific requirements of Balochistan such as mining, water resource engineering etc.”