Upper Dir, Sept 13(ANI): Pakistani troops have been deployed along the border in Upper Dir, Lower Dir and Chitral to check incursions of militants from Afghanistan.
The Pakistan Army's top brass has taken the step in view of local people's demand to deploy regular forces to prevent attacks by Afghan-based militants after recent cross-border incursions into Pakistan's tribal areas, the Dawn reported, attributing to official sources.
So far, one attack in Lower Dir, two in Upper Dir and one in Chitral district have left dozens of policemen and Levies Force personnel dead.
Locals were quoted as saying on Monday that soldiers were seen moving towards the border areas in Upper Dir.
Some residents of the area near Upper Dir, however, expressed the fear that a military operation might be launched in the district.
According to the paper, official sources rejected the suggestion, saying that the purpose of the deployment was to protect Pakistan's border region from cross-border militant attacks. (ANI)
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