Pakistani Security Forces Foil Arms Smuggling from Afghanistan

Wed Jan 22 2025
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces have foiled an attempt to smuggle a large cache of foreign weapons from Afghanistan into Pakistan.

According to credible sources on January 8, 2025, security forces seized a truck loaded with weapons at the Ghulam Khan Border Terminal near the Pak-Afghan border.

Sources confirmed that the seized items include advanced foreign-made weapons and magazines.

The recovered arsenal includes 26 M16 rifles, 292 magazines for M16 and M4 rifles with over 10,000 bullets.

Additionally, sources confirmed the recovery of 9 magazines and 244 bullets for AK-47 rifles.  During checking 744 rounds of light machine gun ammunition and a large number of linkers were also seized.

Sources revealed the weapons were hidden in a secret compartment within the truck’s driver’s cabin.

Sources confirmed that the truck, along with its concealed compartments and packaging, was prepared in Afghanistan.

The recovered weapons and ammunition were intended for use in terrorist activities in Pakistan, sources said.

Foreign weapons

In the past, foreign weapons from Afghanistan have been linked to acts of terrorism in Pakistan, often associated with terrorists and extremist groups.

Security sources said the use of foreign-made weapons by extremist elements is clear evidence that Afghan territory continues to be used for terrorist activities against Pakistan.

Defense experts say although the Afghan Taliban and extremist groups deny the use of Afghan soil for such purposes, the reality suggests otherwise.

The experts further commented that presence of extremist and terrorist leaders and their affiliates in Afghanistan is a clear indication of collusion between the Afghan Taliban and militant and extremist groups.

Economic hardships

Security experts further said It is evident that Afghan checkpoints are facilitating these extremist groups.

The defense experts said seizure of this weapons cache proves that extremists are operating under the protection of the Afghan Taliban.

Pakistan has opened its border terminals to alleviate the economic hardships of Afghan citizens, however this facility is being misused.

They said by promoting terrorism, the Afghan Taliban and extremist groups are also acting against the interests of the Afghan people.

Experts said such heinous actions further exacerbate the struggles of deprived and economically challenged Afghan traders.

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