Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti Monday said that any personnel of security forces found involved in cross-border smuggling would face arrest and would be court-martialed. “If I say that security forces weren’t involved in smuggling, it won’t be right as the smuggled items are transported via trucks, not camels,” Bugti said during a press conference in Islamabad. He said that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir had told military personnel that whoever is found involved in illegal cross-border trade would face the music. “Pakistan’s army chief had told his people very clearly: there won’t only be court-martials, but those involved in such activities would also be sent to jail,” he added. Bugti told reporters that the army’s accountability mechanism is not made public and that’s why it is not in the knowledge of the masses. “But the army has its own accountability system, and we have not just seen it in this instance, but post-May 9 as well.” The caretaker minister further said that the government was taking action against smugglers and that they were also appreciating law enforcers for their part in the crackdown on the people involved in illegal activities. “The state will deal with hawala, … Continue reading Security officials involved in border smuggling to be court martialed: Bugti