Printed on: Aug 14, 2025 06:35 am IST
They mentioned the Pakistani Rangers didn’t acknowledge a protest notice by the BSF after the latter shot a Pakistani intruder within the Kathua area of Jammu.
New Delhi : In a departure from the standard trade between the 2 border forces, it took the Pakistani Rangers greater than 48 hours to acknowledge a protest notice by their Indian counterpart, the Border Safety Power, reportedly after ready for a nod from their senior commanders in Lahore, BSF officers conscious of the matter mentioned.
They mentioned the Rangers didn’t acknowledge a protest notice by the BSF after the latter shot a Pakistani intruder within the Kathua area of Jammu on Monday. The intruder, BSF officers mentioned, who was shot in his legs, succumbed to his accidents the identical day.
The officers mentioned the Rangers, nevertheless, neither acknowledged the protest notice over the intrusion bid — a ordinary train — nor took again the physique of the intruder after a flag assembly between the 2 forces on Monday.
They added that the Rangers once more refused to acknowledge the notice throughout a flag assembly on Tuesday.
“They lastly acknowledged the protest notice on Wednesday afternoon however didn’t instantly take physique the again. That is uncommon as a result of previously the sector commander or firm commander would obtain the protest notice. However this time, their personnel mentioned they might first get clearance from their headquarters in Lahore,” the officer added.
Monday’s intrusion bid was the primary reported within the Jammu area since India launched navy strikes on targets inside Pakistan in addition to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir throughout Operation Sindoor.
