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NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force (BSF) -- the paramilitary force deployed along the eastern and western international border -- on Saturday said that Pakistan was building "defensive" bunkers along the border, which could be aimed at preventing attacks from within its own territory by the Taliban and others.
"We have come across certain construction activities across the border. In some of the instances, the bunkers being constructed are facing their own territory," BSF director-general Raman Srivastava said.
Referring to the kind of bunkers which are being constructed by Pakistani Rangers (border guarding force of Pakistan), Srivastava said such "defensive bunkers" could be a preventive measure in case of attacks on its border posts by the Taliban or other militants.
Sources in the paramilitary force said the Indian side had noticed such construction activities on the Pakistani side along the Attari as well as Samba sectors. Both BSF and the Army had a meeting over the issue where officers held the view that such "defensive" bunkers facing Pakistan were quite different from the ones built earlier facing India, they said.
BSF officers are also intrigued over the exact make of the rocket shells fired by militants from the Pakistani side at villages near the Attari sector in September. Though earlier they appeared to be Chinese-made, the ballistic tests of the shells failed to solve the mystery.
An officer said: "Although it had become quite clear a couple of days after the incident that these shells were fired by militants, the ballistic tests have failed to pinpoint the origin (exact make) of the shells."
The rocket shells had landed in open fields across Modhey and Dhoneya Khurd villages in the Attari sector. There were, however, no casualties. The shells had landed one km inside Indian territory.
Since the point from where the rockets were fired was not too far from the Pakistani Rangers' checkpost, it had raised suspicion about their role -- to facilitate infiltration -- in it.
About ongoing infiltration bids by militants from across the border, the BSF chief said there were various launching pads where they were waiting to infiltrate. He said that BSF was expecting a surge in infiltration as the snowfall increases because at times even the fence comes under snow.
"We have increased our patrolling and are fully prepared to check any infiltration attempts," he said.
On BSF's role in the upcoming multi-state coordinated offensive against naxals, Srivastava said while five battalions (over 5,000 personnel) have already been deployed in the field, eight more battalions (over 8,000 personnel) would be sent soon.
He said the anti-naxal task force which has been created with personnel from CRPF, BSF and ITBP, will operate in the states' tri-junctions and bi-junctions.
BSF: Pak building 'defensive' bunkers to ward off Taliban - India - The Times of India
"We have come across certain construction activities across the border. In some of the instances, the bunkers being constructed are facing their own territory," BSF director-general Raman Srivastava said.
Referring to the kind of bunkers which are being constructed by Pakistani Rangers (border guarding force of Pakistan), Srivastava said such "defensive bunkers" could be a preventive measure in case of attacks on its border posts by the Taliban or other militants.
Sources in the paramilitary force said the Indian side had noticed such construction activities on the Pakistani side along the Attari as well as Samba sectors. Both BSF and the Army had a meeting over the issue where officers held the view that such "defensive" bunkers facing Pakistan were quite different from the ones built earlier facing India, they said.
BSF officers are also intrigued over the exact make of the rocket shells fired by militants from the Pakistani side at villages near the Attari sector in September. Though earlier they appeared to be Chinese-made, the ballistic tests of the shells failed to solve the mystery.
An officer said: "Although it had become quite clear a couple of days after the incident that these shells were fired by militants, the ballistic tests have failed to pinpoint the origin (exact make) of the shells."
The rocket shells had landed in open fields across Modhey and Dhoneya Khurd villages in the Attari sector. There were, however, no casualties. The shells had landed one km inside Indian territory.
Since the point from where the rockets were fired was not too far from the Pakistani Rangers' checkpost, it had raised suspicion about their role -- to facilitate infiltration -- in it.
About ongoing infiltration bids by militants from across the border, the BSF chief said there were various launching pads where they were waiting to infiltrate. He said that BSF was expecting a surge in infiltration as the snowfall increases because at times even the fence comes under snow.
"We have increased our patrolling and are fully prepared to check any infiltration attempts," he said.
On BSF's role in the upcoming multi-state coordinated offensive against naxals, Srivastava said while five battalions (over 5,000 personnel) have already been deployed in the field, eight more battalions (over 8,000 personnel) would be sent soon.
He said the anti-naxal task force which has been created with personnel from CRPF, BSF and ITBP, will operate in the states' tri-junctions and bi-junctions.
BSF: Pak building 'defensive' bunkers to ward off Taliban - India - The Times of India