Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday decided to launch bio-metric system at their border from the last week of November this year. In a meeting held here Minister for Interior, Rehman Malik and his Afghan counterpart, Bismillah Khan Muhammadi agreed that both the countries would jointly work to control illegal border crossing and elimination of terrorism.

Rehman Malik said Pakistan desires peace and stability in Afghanistan, which is linked to progress and prosperity in the region. The Minister also held a meeting with Turkish Interior Minister, Idrees Naeem Shaheen and both the sides decided to constitute a joint Task Force to check illegal arrival of Pakistanis in Turkey.

The Task Force would look into matters relating to deportation of illegal immigrants and inform Pakistani authorities about the Agents, so that legal action could be taken against them. Both the sides also agreed that Turkey would provide modern training to Pakistan's police and other concerned agencies so as to check human smuggling. On the invitation of Rehman Malik, Turkish Minster for Interior would visit Pakistan soon.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2011