After last year’s border ceasefire between India and Pakistan was violated on Sunday, Punjab Rangers revealed data that puts the total of working boundary violations to 75 since the year 2011. Three people have lost their lives during the violence while at least 48 people have been injured in the last three years.
According to the Punjab Rangers spokesperson, one person has been killed and seven civilians have been injured this year alone in violations across the working boundary between the two neighbours.
The latest incident took place on Sunday when Indian troops resorted to ‘unprovoked firing’ in the Charwa and Harpal sectors along the border in Sialkot. The Punjab Rangers had retaliated to the firing by the personnel of India’s Border Security Force (BSF). The BSF started firing mortars across into Pakistani territory in the Charwa sector around 12:30am, according to military officials.
On Monday, Punjab Rangers DG Maj Gen Khan Tahir Javed Khan visited the affected locations in the Harpal and Sajeet Ghar sectors of Sialkot. He was briefed on the recent BSF firing on posts and border villages.
The death and injuries of civilians due to BSF’s uncalled-for firing brings sadness on Eidul Fitr, said the Punjab Rangers spokesperson. The firing has spread panic in the border villages and is disturbing Pakistanis from their worship during Ramazan.
He believes that the Indian government and politicians use BSF to get the maximum Indian public support by killing innocent villagers, including women and.
Moreover, he claimed that these violations help in the facilitation of border crossers and other suspects into Pakistan territory.
Last year, Pakistani and Indian forces sporadically exchanged fire along the working boundary in the Sialkot region for almost two weeks. The skirmishes prompted villagers living close to the border to leave the area. At least two people, including a soldier, were killed and 14 others were wounded in the border clashes before the two countries agreed to restore the ceasefire.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 22nd, 2014.
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@Fahad: "we have always accepted the Indian border and our borders ," ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sir ever heard of the Kargil war?
I see no reason for Pakistani Army trying to infiltrate into India , we have always accepted the Indian border and our borders , its the Indian side who till now still consider this distribution illegal and want to end it ! its Indian who are to be blamed here as they constantly speak of Lahore !
We just require Kashmir which was Muslim majority Area, you already have so much land dont get why you Indians have soo much issue about Kashmir ! You can still be very happy even without Kashmir.
Live and let others live as well !
@Ali:
It is very easy being an Indian posing as a Pakistani on a Pakistani website, isn't it?
Armies of both the countries should go back in their ancestral occupations of farmers. We shall have Peace!
5 days ago, a Indian BSF soldier was killed for no reason first.
Today again, Pakistani rangers killed an Indian soldier.
So be ready for more paybacks!
Unprovoked firing’: 75 border violations in three years +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Its a matter of semantics!. Pakistan considers inflitrating into India their birthright and no cause for provocation.
Moreover, he claimed that these violations help in the facilitation of border crossers and other suspects into Pakistan territory.
Ha ha this is funny. It's the other way round. It is Pakistanis that start firing so that terrorists can cross over into India (Kashmir)
Unprovoked firing’: 75 border violations in three years +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Its a matter of semantics!. Pakistan considers inflitrating into India their birthright and no cause for provocation.
Meanwhile we have got pak rangers on footage trying to infiltrate into Bharat.The people killed were jihadis trying to infiltrate.
And the army and government sleeping since 2011.....do some serious steps......Talk with indians
India always carries out unprovoked firing and then whines when it faces retaliation from our Pakistan Rangers.