Pakistan has announced plans to fence and mine sections of its frontier with Afghanistan to help prevent cross-border raids by pro-Taleban militants. The controversial proposal follows repeated criticism from both U.S. and Afghan officials who have accused Pakistan of failing to secure the lawless border area. VOA's Benjamin Sand has more from Islamabad.

Pakistanis celebrated the 130th birthday of the country's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah on Monday, a day when his mausoleum for the first time had female honor guards.

Afghan officials have detained two men, accusing them of spying for Pakistan's powerful intelligence agency, the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI. Afghanistan has repeatedly accused the spy network of supporting Taleban insurgents, and relations between the two countries have been increasingly confrontational.

Pakistan won the men's hockey bronze medal with a convincing 4-2 victory against Japan at Al-Rayyan Hockey Field.

Pakistan's Supreme Court has blocked a bill that critics say would set up a Taleban-style religious police force in a province bordering Afghanistan.

A leading international policy group says pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's tribal areas are gaining strength and intensifying attacks on foreign troops in Afghanistan, following a recent peace deal with the Pakistan government.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his country is "losing patience" with the continuing attacks from insurgents allegedly based in neighboring Pakistan. Mr. Karzai released his comments after a critical meeting with Pakistan's foreign minister in Kabul to discuss border security and the resurgence of Taleban-led violence.