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| Pakistan pushes border fence plan | Pakistan pushes border fence plan |
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| Pakistan has reiterated its intention to fence and mine sections of the troubled border with Afghanistan. | Pakistan has reiterated its intention to fence and mine sections of the troubled border with Afghanistan. |
| Speaking after talks in Kabul, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz made clear his government wanted to press ahead with the project, despite Afghan objections. | Speaking after talks in Kabul, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz made clear his government wanted to press ahead with the project, despite Afghan objections. |
| Kabul particularly opposes the idea of mining stretches of the frontier, saying it will endanger civilian lives. | Kabul particularly opposes the idea of mining stretches of the frontier, saying it will endanger civilian lives. |
| President Karzai called for Pakistan to tackle "Taleban terrorism" by dismantling training bases on its soil. | President Karzai called for Pakistan to tackle "Taleban terrorism" by dismantling training bases on its soil. |
| 'Divisive' | 'Divisive' |
| President Karzai described Thursday's meeting as a necessary step in rebuilding what he described as the gap in relations between the two countries. | President Karzai described Thursday's meeting as a necessary step in rebuilding what he described as the gap in relations between the two countries. |
| Ties reached a new low at the end of last month when the idea of a mined border fence was raised by Pakistan. | Ties reached a new low at the end of last month when the idea of a mined border fence was raised by Pakistan. |
| Terrorism cannot be terminated unless we target the sources, its roots and places where they get training President Hamid Karzai href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/6232167.stm" class="">Will border fence plan work? The fence has been suggested before at strategic points along the Pakistani side of the 2,500km mountainous border, but the laying of landmines has not. | |
| Islamabad says the plan will restrict the movement of Taleban fighters. | Islamabad says the plan will restrict the movement of Taleban fighters. |
| President Karzai says the fence will not prevent militants crossing the border, but will only separate Pashtun tribes and families. | President Karzai says the fence will not prevent militants crossing the border, but will only separate Pashtun tribes and families. |
| He told the news conference in Kabul that Afghans were all too aware of the deadly consequences of laying mines. | He told the news conference in Kabul that Afghans were all too aware of the deadly consequences of laying mines. |
| "We do not believe that laying mines on the border will end terrorism either in Afghanistan or will reduce the effects of it in Pakistan. We are asking for other measures. | "We do not believe that laying mines on the border will end terrorism either in Afghanistan or will reduce the effects of it in Pakistan. We are asking for other measures. |
| "The mining of the border and fencing the border cannot prevent terrorism but it will divide the two nations." | "The mining of the border and fencing the border cannot prevent terrorism but it will divide the two nations." |
| He added that the only real way to tackle what he called Taleban terrorism was to focus on their training bases and places of sanctuary within Pakistan. | He added that the only real way to tackle what he called Taleban terrorism was to focus on their training bases and places of sanctuary within Pakistan. |
| 'Options' | 'Options' |
| The BBC's Dan Isaacs in Kabul says Mr Aziz made it very clear that Pakistan had every intention of going ahead with the fencing project. | The BBC's Dan Isaacs in Kabul says Mr Aziz made it very clear that Pakistan had every intention of going ahead with the fencing project. |
| "We are exploring many options including fencing and mining selectively to discourage people from going across the border," the Pakistani prime minister said. | "We are exploring many options including fencing and mining selectively to discourage people from going across the border," the Pakistani prime minister said. |
| "And we believe that selective fencing and mining can help achieve this objective." | "And we believe that selective fencing and mining can help achieve this objective." |
| Our correspondent says that despite their many shared security challenges, diplomatic niceties are rarely observed between the two neighbours. | Our correspondent says that despite their many shared security challenges, diplomatic niceties are rarely observed between the two neighbours. |
| President Karzai has repeatedly expressed his frustration at what he considers to be Pakistan's failure to crack down on Taleban militants operating within Pakistan's borders. | President Karzai has repeatedly expressed his frustration at what he considers to be Pakistan's failure to crack down on Taleban militants operating within Pakistan's borders. |
| And Pakistan's President, Pervez Musharraf, has made the feud personal by suggesting that Mr Karzai is in control of little more than his capital, Kabul. | And Pakistan's President, Pervez Musharraf, has made the feud personal by suggesting that Mr Karzai is in control of little more than his capital, Kabul. |