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| Troops celebrate diwali on border | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 10
For the fourth consecutive year troops guarding the border in the Jammu sector yesterday celebrated Diwali festival without any scare offiring from the Army across the border. Diwali celebrations were held at several borderposts on the 187 km long international border, betweenAkhnoor and Kathua. While troops guarding the LOC at Pallanwala fired crackers, exchanged sweets theBSF companies celebrated the festival of lights. The main function was organised at Border Outpost at Octroi near Suchetgarh in R.S.Pora sector where the spirit of ceasefire was witnessed when a team ofPakistani Rangers, led by Lt. Col Zamal Shah, and BSFcommandent of 129 battalion, Mr P.S.Bains, exchanged packets of sweets. The two officers shook hands and exchanged greetings. A BSF spokesman said that BSF companies celebrated Diwali all along the International Border and the company commanders received greetings from their counter parts across the border. Groups of villagers were seen mixing with the Army and the BSF while celebrating the festival. Number of soldiers said that they missed their family members."We are happy. we celebrate the festival and at the same time guard the country's borders,"said one official. Senior BSF officers recalled that prior to 2003ceasefire it used to be difficult for "ours troops" tocelebrate any festival on the border At times crackersfired by the soldiers would be greeted by the gun firefrom across the border. They said that since November 2003 the guns on either side of the border have fallensilent and there has been no violation of the ceasefire |
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