BSF-Pak Rangers meet at 1 pm as ceasefire violations continue

October 27, 2015 11:49

Just in: Pakistan Rangers and BSF officials to hold a flag meeting in RS Pora Jammu and Kashmir at 1pm today.

Yesterday, Pakistan targeted 30 border outposts and several hamlets on Monday with mortar bombs and heavy machine guns in Samba and Kathua districts injuring a civilian, as it continued ceasefire violations for the fourth day.

Pakistani Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing on Border Security Force posts along the International Border in Samba and Kathua districts from 1900 hours last night, a BSF officer said.

They fired 82 mm mortar shells and used heavy machine guns to target 30 BoPs and border villages in Ramgarh, Samba, Kathua and Hiranagar sectors, he said.

BSF troops retaliated resulting in exchanges which continued till 5 am on Monday, he said.

One villager was injured in the mortar shelling on Monday morning in Ramgarh sector and hospitalised, a police officer said, adding that several cattle have died or were injured in the shelling.

The ceasefire violations by Pakistan, which had stopped after the Director General-level talks between BSF and Pakistan Rangers in Delhi on September 12, resumed on October 23 and a civilian has been killed and seven injured till now.

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