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| We only retaliate, we don't initiate : BSF chief | | 45 days of Pak firing heaviest since 1971 Indo-Pak war : BSF | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 26 : The firing by Pakistani forces in the last 45 days was possibly the "heaviest" since the 1971 Indo-Pak war, the BSF said on Tuesday.
"Yes it is the heaviest firing for last so many years--I think may be after the 1971 war. 45 days is a very long period for this kind of thing to happen", BSF Director General D K Pathak told reporters.
He was replying to a question from a journalist whether it is the heaviest firing one has seen along the border.
Giving details of the pattern of the firing, Pathak said "as you are aware the firing took place for the last 45 days, to be more precise since the first incident of sniper took place on July 17 when a jawan died in the incident.
It lasted for about 10 days or so. Then, there was a brief lull. This month, there was firing through out the nights and some times during day time also".
The firing from across the border on all posts is going on, he said adding firing is also targeting civilian areas.
"Last year, such an incident had taken place in September and it lasted for 20 to 25 days but this time it was the heaviest", he added. The BSF chief said "we have retaliated effectively to the firing from across the border".
Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF), D K Pathak said that the paramilitary force resorts to firing only to retaliate.
Pathak said, "We have a policy. Our ethics of conflict, our way of engagement is that we never initiate the firing. Also, we never fire at civilian areas."
"As a border guarding force, it is our moral responsibility and duty to defend ourselves and to defend the civilians living in the border area, which we are doing very effectively," he added.
Ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Boundary between Pakistan and India continue intermittently, with casualties reported on both sides.
Pathak said, "They are targeting civilian areas and their motive is definitely not right. If there is firing between two uniformed forces, the target should be the only force."
Pakistani troops fired on 40 border outposts (BoPs) and 24 villages along the International Border in Jammu and Samba districts, leaving three people injured. According to reports, there have been 33 ceasefire violations since July 16.
The BSF had taken up the responsibility of erecting border fencing in Jammu and Kashmir. The force was successful in its job inspite of efforts to foil the same by Pakistan. |
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