September 06, 2015 02:23 am | Updated March 25, 2016 01:32 pm IST
While India has fenced its borders, no such fence exists on Pakistan’s side. India has ringed the zero point with barbed wires. According to agreed norms, both India and Pakistan cannot construct any kind of barrier beyond 150 yards of the zero line.
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