Border Management System: The Digitalization of Pak - Afghan Border

Abstract

Border security has a direct impact on economic development, internal security, foreign relations particularly with neighbours and national sovereignty. Professionals, well-trained border officers and structured organizational mechanism ensure efficient border management preventing human and drug-trafficking, smuggling, terrorists’ infiltration and illicit arms trade. Authors have discussed the nature of complexity in border’s domain particularly Pak – Afghan border in this paper. It highlights how porous border increases intensity of terrorism in Pakistan particularly in tribal agencies. Further, efficient border management in the light of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1373 is a necessity.  Consequentially, this paper suggestive in nature proposes installation of new mechanism including camera towers, thermal imaging cameras, Kamikaze drones, mobile/ vehicle based platforms, radars, sensors, infrared cameras, Border Patrol and Small Tactical Units and Universal Registration Client (URC).