Dillinger
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@RAMPAGE Hmm. you intend to fence the Durand Line? What is the length of said "line"? The topography? We are obviously not talking of a simple fence- so that means IR sensors/ systems akin to LOROS- a whole networked layer of deterrents. After that you need to man it, since no sensor is going to do you any good if boots on the ground are not manning it and interdicting groups of infiltrators who have been spotted? So how many men does that require? Given the sort of firepower and training that these infiltrators have which agency shall have to take charge of manning said line- PA (I am not referring to the current manning of border posts and sanghars- a fence only works if boots undertake constant ground dominance patrols and that requires an exponentially larger number of boots to begin with)? What happens under inclement weather conditions? After you sort all that out you may cut down the infiltration by a hefty percentage but a 100 or 200 insurgents can still seep in in scattered groups. So a hot border to the west, one which is manned and under surveillance? The cost of the same, hmmm..the LOC grid cost somewhere around 1.5$ plus so extrapolate how much the state exchequer needs to shell out for this. Where will the boots on the ground come from in the first place- designate the task to tribal lashkars perhaps? Will the PA then deploy on a war-front footing along the whole line?
@Hyperion @Aeronaut Why don't you folks just build a fence between Pakistan and FATA? Might serve you better.
@Hyperion @Aeronaut Why don't you folks just build a fence between Pakistan and FATA? Might serve you better.
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