ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan army has begun handing over its checkposts in the South Waziristan Agency to the Frontier Corps (FC), with cellphone service being restored as well, FC Inspector General Maj. Gen. Abid Lateef said on Friday.
About 11,000 FC officials have been posted at the checkposts so far, Lateef said.
Recounting efforts made after the area was cleared of terrorists, Lateef said 78 education and 11 health projects have been completed in the agency, in addition to 174 water provision projects. He also said that 81 parks and 59 markets have been built.
Pakistan had 151 checkposts on the border, and 30 kilometers of fencing had been completed.
Lateef said the number of checkposts in the agency has been reduced from 90 to eight and the repatriation process of displaced persons was almost complete.
Speaking in Ghulam Khan on Friday, North Waziristan General Officer Commanding Maj. Gen. Azhar Abbas told journalists that Pakistan had begun installing CCTV cameras on the border to improve security and prevent cross-border attacks.
“So far 46 high-resolution cameras have been installed,” he said.
