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| India-Pakistan |
| India fence plans gets warm welcome |
| 2007-12-18 |
| Plans by India to realign its electrified border fencing with neighbouring Pakistan in order to curb smuggling have been welcomed by thousands of local farmers, who argue that the move will "liberate" over 4,000 acres of their fertile land. For over two decades access to these lands in northern Punjab - an area divided between the two nuclear rivals at independence 60 years ago - has been strictly regulated by the paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) manning the Indian frontier. Their stance has caused local farmers immense hardship. Security officials said ironing out wrinkles in the 462km (287 miles) long fence, located between 50m and several kilometres from the international border - would benefit hundreds of Punjabi farmers. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #1 So a fence between a Muslim nation and a non-Muslim nation stopped conflict along its length? They haven't put a fence in Kashmir and fighting continues there? What is this fence thing, I think more should be built. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2007-12-18 18:13 |