Five Pakistani Rangers have been killed in retaliatory firing by BSF along International Border in Samba & Hiranagar sectors of Jammu & Kashmir on Friday foiling a major infiltration bid from across the border along International Border, BSF DG DK Pathak has said.
Pakistani Rangers on late Friday evening again violated ceasefire agreement by targeting atleast a dozen border posts along the International Border in Jammu frontier.
The alert BSF jawans have been directed to give a befitting reply to the Pakistani Rangers to prevent any fresh infiltration bid from across the border.
According to official sources, the unprovoked firing from the Pakistan side started around 9:35 pm in Samba sector and some of the posts in RS Pura sector were also targeted by the Pakistani Rangers on late Friday evening.
Fresh intelligence reports had already warned assembly of trained militants across the launching pads along the International Border with Pakistan. The BSF jawans have been positioned to prevent infiltration bids. In the wake of intense cold wave conditions and dense fog, the BSF jawans have been exercising utmost care while patrolling the International Border.