Repeated ceasefire violations and frequent infiltration bids by terrorists will top the agenda of the meeting between heads of border guards of India and Pakistan to be held here next week.
The meeting between chiefs of Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers will be held from September 9 to 13, a fortnight after the cancellation of NSA-level talks between the two countries.
“The agenda for the meeting has been exchanged by the two sides. India will raise the issue of repeated ceasefire violations, frequent infiltration attempts by terrorists and terror infrastructure across the border,” a senior official said.
BSF will also forcefully raise the issue of killings of civilians living along the border due to firing from Pakistani forces. The Pakistan Rangers are also expected to raise the same issue as they have also been claiming casualties on their side.
BSF will take up the issue of infiltration of terrorists from Pakistan in a detailed manner by citing the specifics from investigation so far into the Gurdaspur and Udhampur attacks by Pakistani infiltrators.
India will also take up the issue of smuggling of fake Indian currency notes and drugs as also unauthorised construction of Defence infrastructure along the line of Control, the official said.
Confirmation by Pakistan for the DG-level talks comes despite it calling off the NSA talks over a week back after India made it clear that Kashmiri separatist leaders would not be allowed to meet Pakistani NSA Sartaj Aziz during his visit here.
The decision on meeting of NSAs and heads of border guards was taken during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Ufa, Russia, on July 10.