Question : OBJECTION OVER FENCING ALONG INDO PAK BORDER

(a) whether the Government of Pakistan has raised objections over fencing along the borders;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(c) the reaction of the Government thereto?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)

(a) to (c) No objection has been raised by the Government of Pakistan on the issue of border fencing along Indo-Pak border except in Jammu, which Pakistan calls it a working boundary.

Government of India sanctioned 186 Km. of border fencing in Jammu. The work was initially awarded to Central Public Works Department (CPWD) but due to heavy firing by Pakistan, the work was not executed by CPWD. Thereafter, the work was handed over to Border Security Force (BSF), which was subsequently completed by the BSF.