Foreign militants fighting Pakistani forces in the tribal areas are likely using weapons smuggled across the border from neighboring Afghanistan, Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao said on Wednesday. "The arms and ammunition they have and which they are getting ... to some extent this supply is going on from across the border," Sherpao told the private Geo television network.
| And how's it getting into Afghanistan? Do they have trees that grow AK47s? |
 Sherpao said the long "porous" border with Afghanistan made it difficult for Pakistani security forces to completely stem the flow of weapons into South Waziristan. His comments come a day after Pakistani troops launched a fresh operation against militants in the region, backed by helicopter gunships. At least six militants and three soldiers were killed in the fighting. "The border is porous and the area is difficult, we are facing difficulties (to stop it). We are trying every way to stop this supply." Meanwhile, in an interview with ARY TV, Sherpao said that law enforcement agencies had destroyed 20 terrorist gangs and arrested 200 terrorists across the country. Sherpao reiterated the government's resolve to flush out terrorists from the country. |