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Pak-Afghan to set up Jt. commission to resolve border dispute
Islamabad, Apr 19: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to set up a joint commission to resolve the territorial dispute that led to a clash between their border security forces early this week.
Islamabad, Apr 19: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to set up a joint commission to resolve the territorial dispute that led to a clash between their border security forces early this week.
The proposal to set up the joint commission was made by the Pakistani side ahead of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit next week to Islamabad to reduce tension created between the two countries as a result of the border clash near a village in Pakistan's tribal agency, north Waziristan.
"Both sides have agreed in principle to form a joint commission to resolve the territorial dispute by demarcation of boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan," local daily 'Dawn' quoted Pakistani military officials as saying.
The agreement on joint commission came after a team of US forces and the afghan national army, who were conducting anti-Taliban and al-Qaeda operations, entered the village in Wajiristan agency.
The newspaper said that the matter was resolved between US-Afghan National Army representatives and Pakistan's frontier constabulry commander on Thursday.
The proposed commission would be one of the agenda items to be discussed between the authorities here and Karzai who is scheduled to visit Islamabad on April 22.
The clash between the Pak-Afghan security forces occurred on Wednesday when Afghan and US forces reportedly made their way into an area which was claimed by Pakistani forces.
Pakistani security officials said the afghan forces have been given a "stern warning" against a repeat of Wednesday's episode. "We have a picket in the disputed area which is manned by about half a dozen Pakistani militia," they said.
Bureau Report
"Both sides have agreed in principle to form a joint commission to resolve the territorial dispute by demarcation of boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan," local daily 'Dawn' quoted Pakistani military officials as saying.
The agreement on joint commission came after a team of US forces and the afghan national army, who were conducting anti-Taliban and al-Qaeda operations, entered the village in Wajiristan agency.
The newspaper said that the matter was resolved between US-Afghan National Army representatives and Pakistan's frontier constabulry commander on Thursday.
The proposed commission would be one of the agenda items to be discussed between the authorities here and Karzai who is scheduled to visit Islamabad on April 22.
The clash between the Pak-Afghan security forces occurred on Wednesday when Afghan and US forces reportedly made their way into an area which was claimed by Pakistani forces.
Pakistani security officials said the afghan forces have been given a "stern warning" against a repeat of Wednesday's episode. "We have a picket in the disputed area which is manned by about half a dozen Pakistani militia," they said.
Bureau Report