Pakistan Rangers DG calls BSF chief, urges end to firing

[Bang Galore]

Pakistan Rangers DG calls BSF chief, urges end to firing
PTI | October 26, 2015, 21.36 pm IST

File photo of delegation level meeting between India and Pakistan at the Border Security Force (BSF) headquarters, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)


New Delhi: The top commander of Pakistan's border guarding force on Monday called up the BSF chief to urge Indian troops to stop their retaliatory firing over escalated ceasefire violations by the neighbouring country following which both sides agreed to halt the exchanges.

Amidst a spurt in ceasefire violations along the Indo- Pakistan International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, the chief of Pakistan Rangers called up BSF DG DK Pathak urging the Indian side to stop its retaliatory firing.

Sources said that Rangers Director General Maj. Gen. Umar Farooq Burki told the BSF chief that they have suffered "very heavy" damage because of the BSF response and urged the border guarding force to stop its firing.

The Border Security Force (BSF) DG told his counterpart that there would be no retaliation if Pakistan does not initiate the firing, they added.

The Rangers DG, sources said, rang his BSF counterpart Monday afternoon on the newly-operationalised hotline between the two sides and urged Pathak to ensure tranquillity and stop firing on the border.

There have been repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops since October 23.

"Both sides agreed to stop the firing, but BSF made it clear that they will retaliate if provoked," they said.

The Indo-Pakistan IB in Jammu and Kashmir was peaceful since the Rangers and BSF held a DG-level conference last month in the national capital recently in September, but fresh violations by the other side began last week.

The two sides had decided to create a new mechanism and the two Directors General (DsG) had agreed to activate a hotline to get in direct touch in case of any problems on the border they guard.

Pakistan today targeted 30 border outposts and several hamlets with mortar bombs and heavy machine gun firing in the Samba and Kathua districts of J-K, leaving a civilian injured as ceasefire violations by the neighbouring country it continued for the fourth day.

The recent instances of ceasefire violations have left a civilian dead and seven others injured till now on the Indian side.

Pakistan Rangers DG calls BSF chief, urges end to firing | Deccan Chronicle

 

[kasper95]

Amidst a spurt in ceasefire violations along
the Indo- Pakistan International Border (IB)
in Jammu and Kashmir, the chief of
Pakistan Rangers called up BSF DG DK
Pathak urging the Indian side to stop its
retaliatory firing.
Sources said that Rangers Director General
Maj. Gen. Umar Farooq Burki told the BSF
chief that they have suffered "very heavy"
damage because of the BSF response and
urged the border guarding force to stop its
firing.

these two paragraphs made me lol .

 

[EagleEyes]

Amidst a spurt in ceasefire violations along
the Indo- Pakistan International Border (IB)
in Jammu and Kashmir, the chief of
Pakistan Rangers called up BSF DG DK
Pathak urging the Indian side to stop its
retaliatory firing.
Sources said that Rangers Director General
Maj. Gen. Umar Farooq Burki told the BSF
chief that they have suffered "very heavy"
damage because of the BSF response and
urged the border guarding force to stop its
firing.

these two paragraphs made me lol .

There is no lol here, simply asking them to follow the rules.

 

[Rank]

Deccan Chronicle become authentic after above 2nd post paragraph

 

[kasper95]

There is no lol here, simply asking them to follow the rules.

I feel you haven't read the paragraph's in my post from the op.
1)it say to stop the retaliatory firing by BSF . will a Pakistani ranger say that.
2)the reason given is in the second para, it says ,Pakistani side suffered "very heavy" damage by BSF response .again will a Pakistani ranger say that.

That's the reason for my LOL.

Its bad reporting more convincing reporting could have been ,because of the tragedy yesterday ,Pakistan needs more hands for the relief effort.