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Unprovoked firing incidents would not be tolerated,' BSF tells Pak Rangers at flag meeting
The BSF and the Pak Rangers held a flag meeting on Thursday along the International Border (IB) here during which the Indian side registered its \"strong\" protest on the recent spate of unprovoked firing incidents, asserting that such acts were unacceptable and would \"not be tolerated\".
JAMMU: The BSF and the Pak Rangers held a flag meeting on Thursday along the International Border (IB) here during which the Indian side registered its "strong" protest on the recent spate of unprovoked firing incidents, asserting that such acts were unacceptable and would "not be tolerated".
HIGHLIGHTS
- The meeting was the first between the two sides since "heavy shelling and firing was experienced along the IB during the last week"
- During the meeting, the BSF strongly objected to (Pakistan's) dastardly acts of sniping at its two soldiers on January 3 and 17
The Border Security Force said the sector commander-level meeting took place in Suchetgarh area of the border "on the request" of the Pakistani side.A similar request by the Indian side was "not responded to" by the Rangers a few days back, official sources had said.
The meeting was the first between the two sides since "heavy shelling and firing was experienced along the IB during the last week".
"During the meeting, the BSF strongly objected to (Pakistan's) dastardly acts of sniping at its two soldiers on January 3 and 17 and further unprovoked firing and shelling targeting a number of Indian villages, innocent civilians and their properties.
"The BSF conveyed strong protest with message that such provocative acts are unacceptable and will not be tolerated," the border guarding force said in a statement.
The 30-minute meeting held at noon saw a five-member BSF team led by BSF deputy inspector general (DIG) PS Dhiman sitting across a 10-member Pak Rangers team that was headed by Brigadier Amjad Hussain of Pak Rangers, sector commander of the Chenab (Sialkot) sector.
During this period, the statement said, the BSF "successfully foiled a number of infiltration attempts from the Pakistani soil, including neutralisation of one intruder who tried to infiltrate on January 4 in the Arnia Sector."
The BSF had fired over 9,000 rounds of mortar shells across the Jammu IB in the last few days as part of "pinpointed" retaliatory action against this "unprovoked" firing from across the border.It said it had destroyed firing positions and fuel dumps of the Pakistan Rangers at multiple places.
Senior officials of the force and in the Union home ministry in Delhi had said that the situation along the 190-km IB here was "very tense" as Pakistan had "opened" heavy fire in the entire stretch since last evening.The BSF Director General (DG), who recently toured the area, had said that the situation along the IB here was "very tense" and his men were on a high alert.
The last such meeting of sector commanders of the two sides was held on September 29 last year.
