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PK Jaiswar.Tribune News Service.Amritsar, January 21

With more intelligence inputs regarding threats of Pathankot-like terrorist attacks in the border state of Punjab pouring in, the Border Security Force (BSF) has beefed up security at the international border.Besides covering vulnerable without-fence stretches along the international border with laser walls, the BSF has introduced various early-warning devices to alert the BSF jawans in case of any misadventure by the Pakistan-based anti-national elements.A laser wall is a mechanism to detect objects passing the line of sight between the laser source and the detector. Talking to The Tribune, DIG, BSF, Amritsar sector, Sumer Singh said, “Alarms will set off as soon as any suspect tries to infiltrate the border.” With the foggy season engulfing the region during the winter season, smugglers exploit it to smuggle in the contraband. It would also help in curbing the smuggling instances, he added.The Integrated Check-Post and the Joint Check-Post at Attari are always on the target of the Pakistan- based terrorist organisations who have threatened to target vital installations in Punjab on January 26. As the Republic Day celebrations are round the corner, the BSF has taken a number of measures to ensure security at the two vital structures at the border.“We know the passengers would be facing a little problem because the force was on high alert to secure the international border as well as the ICP and the JCP, but I hope they would cooperate,” Sumer Singh said. He said the laser-wall technology was being installed in the riverine belt at Ajnala falling under the Amritsar sector to eliminate the chances of any breach. The government has decided to install the laser beam technology at over 40 vulnerable stretches without fence along the international border.The riverine gaps in Punjab were a major cause of worry for the security agencies and the route was regularly exploited by smugglers and recently by terrorists who sneaked into the Indian territory and carried out an audacious attack on the Pathankot airbase.