Source: AP

Pakistan has renewed an offer to fence the country’s porous border with Afghanistan to stop crossings by militants.
Afghan and U.S. officials complain militants fighting in Afghanistan freely roam the 1,500-mile border.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani says in a Monday statement that Pakistan is prepared to build a fence.

The idea was first proposed by Pakistan’s previous government, which was allied to President Pervez Musharraf.

Army spokesman Maj. Gen Athar Abbas said Monday that more than 22 miles of “selected” sections was built before the projected was shelved last year.

Afghan officials say a fence will not deter militants but would affect families separated by the border.

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