The Union Home Ministry on Monday sought explanation from the BSF for the failure to prevent the infiltration of terrorists who attacked the Pathankot air base. The BSF guards the International Border with Pakistan.
Taking strong exception to the breach along the Indo-Pak International Border, the Home Ministry asked the border guarding force to explain how heavily armed terrorists could enter India from across the border to carry out the mayhem, official sources said.
There have been several breaches along the international border in recent past, including one in July when three heavily armed terrorists entered Gurdaspur and killed seven people, including a Superintendent of Police.
Sources said as per initial reports, the terrorists might have entered India through one of the rivulets, which are unfenced, in Punjab.
India shares a 3,323-km-long border, including line of Control, with Pakistan of which 553 km falls in Punjab and 1,225 km in Jammu & Kashmir, most of which is fenced. BSF currently has 178 Border Out Posts in Punjab and 90 in Jammu & Kashmir along the international border.