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Early Times Report
Jammu, July 24: A day after the Jammu and Kashmir shot down a Pakistani drone carrying a five-kilogram Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Kanachak, the Border Security Forces (BSF) on Saturday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan Rangers regarding drone activities in Jammu during Sector Commander level meeting held at Suchetgarh post.
Although the meeting was organized at the request of the Pakistan Ranger, the BSF delegation availed this opportunity to draw the attention of Pakistani authorities towards the intrusion of drones controlled from across the border and repeated attempts to infiltrate terrorists and smuggled arms.
This was the first meeting after the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan and both sides committed to maintaining peace and harmony at the international border.
“During the meeting, Commanders of both the border guarding forces, discussed various issues with the main emphasis by BSF delegation on Pak Drone activities, terrorist activities by Pakistan from across the border, digging of tunnels by Pakistan and other issues related to border management. A very strong protest was lodged by BSF delegates regarding drone activities by Pakistan authorities in the Jammu area”, spokesman of BSF said.
After June 27 attack on Satwari Air Force Station, in the outskirt of Jammu city, intrusion of terror drones - controlled and manned from across the border has become a routine affair in the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
An official spokesman of BSF said that it was only at the request of Pakistan Rangers that the meeting was held at the Suchetgarh border post in the Jammu district.
“The BSF delegation was led by Surjit Singh, DIG, Border Security Force, and Pakistan Rangers delegation was led by Brig Murad Hussain, sector commander Pakistan Rangers, Sialkot Sector.
It was decided to re-energize instant communication between field commanders, whenever required, to resolve the ops matters. “Meeting was held in a cordial, positive and constructive atmosphere and both sides agreed for expeditious implementation of the decisions taken in the earlier DG level talks and committed to each other to maintain peace and harmony at International Border”, the spokesman said. |
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