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| Firing at IB, sweets at LoC | | Eid gift from Pak | | HAMAAD SALIF & DEVINDER SINGH
Jammu / Poonch, Oct 1: Pakistan is known for doing this. Whenever there is a festivity on this side of the divide, strange behaviour erupts from the other side carrying urges of limited peace and reflections of deep rooted hostilities.
On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr which was being celebrated with gaiety in Jammu and Kashmir, the Pakistani rangers resorted to firing on the International Border near Kanhachal to push in the armed infiltrators. Interestingly, not far away, in Poonch the Pakistan Army officers walked up to the Line of Control to exchange sweets and greetings with their Indian counterparts on the eve of Eid.
In second incident of breach of ceasefire in less than 52 hours, Pakistani troops on Wednesday fired from across the border to push in armed militants in Jammu, the BSF said.
"Pakistani rangers opened fire on Tent Post along the International Border in Kancchak sub-sector of Jammu frontier in the wee hours today," a BSF spokesman said.
He said a group of militants tried to enter into Indian territory in Zeroline area under the cover of Pakistani firing, following which the BSF personnel retaliated. The exchange of fire between Pakistani rangers and BSF continued for nearly half an hour, he said.
BSF troops beat back the infiltration bid and the militants later escaped into the Pakistani side. There was, however, no loss of life or injury in the cross-border firing and searches are being conducted in the area.
This is the second infiltration bid in the past three days, the spokesman said, adding that the firing took place at the same place where three militants had infiltrated in Kancchak area after cutting the border fence under cover of Pakistani firing on August 25.
Meanwhile, Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged sweets and greetings at the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on the occasion of the Eid festival. Officials of both armies met at Chakan-da-Bagh point at the LoC.
“Lt. Assad from Pakistan and Lt. Manish Yadav from India shook hands and exchanged sweets and greetings at 10.30 AM this morning,” an official said. Assad extended “Eid greetings to all the Muslims of Kashmir” and said: “We all hope and pray for peace and prosperity in the region.”
On incidents of firing at the LoC, Assad said: “Both (Indian and Pakistani) armies are professionals and are taking care that there should be no violation of ceasefire agreed between us.” |
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