Pakistan Rangers were "totally unexplainable" and gave excuses when confronted on violating the ceasefire agreement in Samba on November 9, in which a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was killed, BSF Director General (DG) Nitin Agarwal said on Thursday.
Kima (28) was killed in unprovoked firing by Pakistan Rangers along the International Border (IB) in the Ramgarh sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Thursday.
India has repeatedly raised concern over Pakistan's provision of USD 20 fees and mandatory passport for access to the Kartarpur Corridor, but no update has been received by Islamabad, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
The BSF in Jammu said in a statement that it gave a befitting response to the Pakistan Rangers for the ceasefire violation and unprovoked firing on their posts.
The firing started in the intervening night of November 8-9 by Pakistan Rangers and the BSF befittingly replied to the ceasefire violation along the international border in the Ramgarh and Arnia sectors in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district.
The BSF in Jammu said in a statement that it gave a befitting response to the Pakistan Rangers for the ceasefire violation and unprovoked firing on their posts.
"Pak Rangers resorted to Mortar shelling which was countered by BSF with appropriate response. Intermittent firing continued till 3 a.m.," said the BSF, which is mandated to guard the 3,323 km India-Pakistan border.
"There was a lot of firing by Pakistan overnight. No person was injured but houses were damaged. This kind of firing from the Pakistani side has been witnessed after almost six years. Our security forces retaliated to the firing," Dev Raj Chowdhary, Sarpanch, at border village Bulleh Chak in
Border Security Force personnel said an 'explosion' on Thursday late evening, barely hours after the Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing on the BSF troops on the International Border in the RS Pura sector.
The Northern Army Commander addressed the first segment of the Investiture Ceremony at Srinagar, which was conducted to commend the army's acts of bravery, commitment, and sacrifice.
Pakistan rangers fired upon the Border Security Force (BSF) patrolling party in the Anupgarh sector of Rajasthan along India-Pakistan Border on Friday afternoon in a case of ceasefire violation.