SRINAGAR: A wing commander-commandant level flag meeting was held between BSF and Pakistan Rangers at Border Out Post (BOP) Octroi in the Suchetgharh sector of Jammu on Saturday following the unprovoked firing and mortar shelling from across the border.
The meeting ended in a cordial atmosphere, emphasizing the maintenance of peace and tranquility along the International border.
Earlier on October 26 and 27 Pakistan Ranger targeted several BSF posts and civilian areas in Arnia and Suchetgharh sector. Pak rangers exchanged fire, small arms fire, and mortar shelling at frequent intervals. Two BSF troopers and some civilians were injured in the firing.
A spokesperson said that during the meeting, officers of both the border guarding forces, inter alia, discussed various issues including incidents of firing on International Border, presence of suspects in border areas and other routine issues related to border management.
Meanwhile, the unprovoked ceasefire violation, which comes after nearly two and a half years, forced many locals to leave their houses and migrate to safer places though the paddy crop in the region is ready for harvest. Agricultural labourers who had come from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh for harvesting work also fled following the shelling from across the border.
