Pakistani Rangers using 81 mm and 82 mm mortars have targeted 30 Border Outposts of the Border Security Force in Hiranagar, Kathua and Ramgarh sectors of Jammu and Kashmir.
Hours after exchange of sweets and greetings on the Indo-Pak border between troops of the two sides, Pakistan rangers on Wednesday fired at Indian forward post in Samba sector, violating ceasefire for seventh time in past 11 days.
The Border Security Force troops opened fire when they noticed some persons moving suspiciously along the Indo-Pak border in Ramgarh of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
Despite repeated warning by the BSF personnel the intruder kept on marching towards the Indian side.
In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani Rangers on Tuesday fired at Indian posts along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu district. "Pakistan Rangers have fired with small arms on the Indian post of Pindi along the International Border in Arnia sub-sector from 11.45 am today," said a senior Border Security Force officer.
The home ministry has directed the Border Security Force to intensify vigil along the International Border in the wake of repeated attempts by terrorists to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir.
Easing the visa norms that more people could travel across the borders with lesser restrictions.
In the fifth incident of ceasefire violence within a week, a Border Security Force jawan was on Saturday injured after Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian posts along the Indo-Pak border in Arnia sector of Jammu district. "There was cross-border heavy firing on Indian posts of Pindi and Pital along the International Border in Arnia sector of Jammu district around 4.30 pm today," said Deputy Inspector General, BSF, J S Oberoi.
A Pakistani national was allegedly shot dead by Border Security Force officials while another managed to escape after an encounter at the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar. The encounter took place at Khemkaran village, nearly 45 km away from Amritsar, when a BSF night patrolling party observed some suspicious movements at the Indo-Pak border late on Wednesday.On being watched closely, it was found that two Pakistani nationals had entered into Indian territory.
In continued ceasefire violations, Pakistani troops resorted to night-long firing and mortar shelling targeting six Border Out Posts along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu district, forcing the Border Security Force to retaliate effectively.
In the sixth incident of ceasefire violation in less than two weeks, Pakistan troops on Monday opened fire on Indian posts along the Indo-Pak border in Arnia sector of Jammu district.
Pakistani troops on Monday violated ceasefire by opening fire on the Indian post along the Indo-Pak Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistani troops from Imran post resorted to firing on the Ballard forward post along the International Border in Ramgarh sub-sector of the district around 3.45 am on Monday morning, Border Security Force Deputy Inspector General S Oberoi said. The unprovoked firing continued for 25 minutes. BSF troops effectively retaliated,
For the first time in over four decades, women personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) have been made part of the routine Beating Retreat Ceremony at Wagah on the Indo-Pak border Attari.
"Whether it was F-16 or JF-17 which shot down 2 Indian aircraft is immaterial," Pak military spokesman said.
In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops targeted Indian posts along the Indo-Pak border in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Centre on Friday issued a country-wide alert asking the states to heighten vigil to foil any attempt by Pakistan-based terror groups to carry out attacks amid apprehensions of backlash by terrorists after the surgical strike on their launch pads in PoK.
Pakistan troops violated ceasefire four times since Tuesday night as it resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling on forward posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, prompting the Indian forces to retaliate.
In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops fired on a forward post along the Indo-Pak border in Samba sector early on Wednesday, leaving a Border Security Force jawan injured.
The Border Security Force troops on Saturday apprehended six Bangladeshi nationals who were trying to sneak into Pakistan near Indo-Pak border in Jammu district.
The Indian government in a goodwill gesture repatriated eight Pakistani prisoners through the land transit route of Indo-Pak border in Attari on Tuesday.
In seventh ceasefire violation this month, Pakistani troops fired at several Indian posts along the border in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
One jawan was injured when Pakistani troops violated the border truce by resorting to unprovoked firing for several hours as the Border Security Force personnel foiled two infiltration bids in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
Targeting forward posts and civilian areas along the Indo-Pak border, Pakistan has violated the ceasefire 96 times this year, the highest in the last eight years.
The Border Security Force,on Monday, foiled two infiltration bids by terrorists along the Indo-Pak border near Jammu, officials said.A group of at least 5 terrorists entered the Indian territory and came close to border fencing in Suchetgarh forward defence location along the International Border in R S Pura sub-sector of the district.
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An infiltration bid was foiled by the Border Security Force troops, who killed two intruders near Indo-Pak border fencing at Mangral, located 35 km from Jammu, after an exchange of fire for over an hour.
A heavy forest fire which has erupted several kilometers along the Indo-Pak border has triggered mine explosions in the area and damaged some communication lines in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
He will celebrate the festival with ITBP personnel at Mana, the last village on Indian territory along the border with China, official sources said on Friday.
A major chunk of agriculture land along the Line of Control, which was left abandoned following mine laying activity during the Kargil war and Operation Parakram, has been de-mined by the army, bringing cheers to farmers in border areas near Jammu.
Talking tough on terror in the backdrop of tension on the Indo-Pak border, India told United Nations Security Council that nations using terror as an "instrument of state policy" are "short-sighted" and have invariably themselves suffered immensely from the "Frankenstein monster."
The Army lodged a strong protest with Pakistan Army on Monday, over ceasefire violation and heavy cross-border firing on several forward posts along the Indo-Pak border in Poonch sector.
A BSF patrolling party observed some movement in forward area of Garkhal, 30 km from Jammu, in Pargwal belt around 0400 hours and challenged the infiltrating terrorists, police said. The terrorists opened fire and the BSF troops fired back. The exchange of gunfire continued for half an hour following which the terrorists fled back, they said.
The defence minister made it clear that without active support from across the border, the present act of 'senseless violence and terror' was not possible.
The development and trials will continue and the rocket is expected to enter service any time now.
Army has lodged a strong protest with its Pakistani counterparts over recent ceasefire violations, when six Indian Forward Posts along LoC in Poonch sector were targeted by mortar and small arms firing.
Amid simmering tension on the Indo-Pak border, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) and local police authorities suggested to the ICC that it would be better if matches involving Pakistan in the Women's Cricket World Cup are shifted out of the city.
The recent claim by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan that it had orchestrated the botched bombing plot at the Times Square in New York is a clear indication that terror patterns are changing. Terror outfits have realised that their operations are becoming all too familiar, and hence have decided to go in for a complete revamp of their entire strategy.
Pakistan has deployed several army brigades along the Indo-Pak border in Jehlum-Chenab and Chenab-Ravi corridors in the recent days, sparking concern in the Indian armed forces, defence sources said on Sunday.The forces have been withdrawn from Pakistan's troubled north-western tribal belt where they were battling the Taliban to put pressure on the United States, which has been pressing Islamabad to act against terrorists operating from its soil, and diverted to the border.
Over 40,000 villagers decided to leave their home along the India-Pakistan border
PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf says with people on both sides of border keen on restoration of Indo-Pak cricket ties, 'good news' would soon come on the issue.
