Iran, Pakistan agree to construct 4 border checkpoints: Pakistan min.

Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik says Pakistan and Iran have agreed to set up four security checkpoints on each others’ borders in an effort to enhance cooperation in security matters and combat transnational organized crime.

Malik said on Wednesday that Islamabad and Tehran have reached an agreement to construct four checkpoints with two each on the Pakistani and Iranian sides of the border between the two countries, Xinhua reported.

On February 18, Iran and Pakistan concluded an accord on border security management.

Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar and his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik attended the signing ceremony in Tehran.

Under the agreement, both countries would cooperate in preventing and combating organized crime, including smuggling of goods, especially cultural and historical objects.

They will also collaborate to curb forgery of state securities, travel documents, currency notes and credit cards, money laundering, use of income from such activities and illicit trade in weapons, ammunition and explosive materials.

Other areas of cooperation include terrorism, activities posing a threat to national security of either country, human trafficking, illegal immigration and abuse of women and children during the process, cyber crime and crimes committed through misuse of communication and telecommunication devices. – See more at: http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/02/28/291271/iran-pakistan-to-build-4-border-posts/#sthash.2a85y0pK.dpuf