Peace prevailing along the International border with Pakistan, since February last year, was once again shattered by the Pakistani Rangers by resorting to 'unprovoked' firing on the BSF patrol party near Chinaz border outpost in the Arnia sector of Jammu frontier on Tuesday.
In response the alert BSF troops gave a befitting response to silence their guns.
This is the first incident of 'unprovoked' firing targeting the Indian border guards this year. A similar incident was earlier reported in May 2021 in the Ramgarh sub sector of Samba after both India and Pakistan had renewed their mutually brokered ceasefire agreement from the midnight of February 24-25, 2021. In between a cross border tunnel was detected along the International border in the Samba sector besides several incidents of cross border narcotics smuggling, drone droppings and intruders trying to sneak in were reported in the region. Luckily, the BSF patrol party escaped unhurt. Official sources in the BSF confirmed, "no loss of life/injury was reported on ground zero". Ground reports suggested, BSF personnel were engaged in the repair work of lights when Pakistani rangers targeted them around 9.00 am in the Arnia sector.
Meanwhile, two terrorists belonging to the pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist outfit were neutralsied by the joint teak of the security forces at Poshkreeri area of Anantnag.
Both the killed terrorists have been identified as as Danish Bhat @ Kokab Duree & Basharat Nabi. They were affiliated with proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahidden In a written statement Jammu and Kashmir police spokesman said, both the terrorists were involved in the killing of one Territorial Army personnel Saleem on 9 April 2021 & killing of two civilians on 29 May 2021 in Jablipora.
In Jammu, the BSF and Pakistan Rangers held a flag meeting hours after exchanging several rounds of fire and decided to adhere to the ceasefire agreement.