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Indian border tunnels alarm Pak Rangers
By: Ashraf Javed | September 30, 2012 |
LAHORE Airing concern over the violation of the mutually-agreed Border Ground Rules, 1961, by the Border Security Force (BSF), the Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) has called for an immediate halt to the covert activity of tunnel-digging along India-Pakistan border near Samba region of Shakargarh sector.
It is a clear violation of the mutually-agreed Border Ground Rules, 1961, sources in the federal government told The Nation Saturday, The Rangers has strongly objected to the covert activity along the border.
Although the digging work starts and ends on the Indian side, the use of heavy machinery and the digging pattern or style shows that the BSF has been trying to build underground bunkers some of them to stash weapons and explosives; others to provide safe passage to smugglers or for placing or hiding troops raising the level of suspicion to a terrifying degree.
According to spokesperson for the Rangers, the field commanders repeatedly called for flag meetings with their counterparts over the issue. The other side, however, used delaying tactics and intensified its operation, digging tunnels even close to the Zero-Line.
In a single such meeting convened at the site, when BSF officials were asked to show documentary evidence about the tunnels as claimed by them, they could not come up with anything, added the spokesperson.
Nearly a month ago, the Indians started digging gradually, getting closer to the Zero-Line all these days.
The Pakistan Rangers believe that the BSF may give a dramatic twist to these tunnels for its indiscriminate aims at any time. The linear form digging leaving approximately 15-meter patches among the tunnels may be linked together to have a long one up to zero-line, with an aim either to blame Pakistan for it or using it for their own misadventures.
To resolve the issue and mitigate the alarm and tension, the BSF must halt tunnel digging operation immediately in the area and prefer a sector commander-level meeting to sort out the issue with the Pakistan side, where they must assure filling up of already dug patches on their side, said a filed commander stationed in the border region.
Apart from a group of journalists, Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) Director General Maj-Gen Mian Muhammad Hilal Hussain himself recently visited the tunnel site, but no evidence of any tunnel was found on the ground.
However, the Pakistani field commanders noted digging activity by the BSF with the help of heavy machinery like excavators.
According to locals, in fact the tunnel digging activities were taking place near the Zero-Line on Indian side as it was visible from Pakistani territory, close to Lambrial village.
On July 29 this year, the BSF propagated through state media regarding the discovery by a villager of the so-called 300-metere long tunnel.
The BSF claimed that the tunnel was unearthed due to torrential rains in Samba sector in close proximity of Indian Chilyari post.
The Rangers rejected the BSF claim that an underground tunnel had been discovered along the border in Pakistans Samba sector. The proclaimed tunnel started and terminated in Indian territory. The BSF, instead of investigating first at home, put the entire blame on the Pakistan Rangers.[URL="http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/editors-picks/30-Sep-2012/indian-border-tunnels-alarm-pak-rangers"
]http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/editors-picks/30-Sep-2012/indian-border-tunnels-alarm-pak-rangers[/URL]
By: Ashraf Javed | September 30, 2012 |
LAHORE Airing concern over the violation of the mutually-agreed Border Ground Rules, 1961, by the Border Security Force (BSF), the Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) has called for an immediate halt to the covert activity of tunnel-digging along India-Pakistan border near Samba region of Shakargarh sector.
It is a clear violation of the mutually-agreed Border Ground Rules, 1961, sources in the federal government told The Nation Saturday, The Rangers has strongly objected to the covert activity along the border.
Although the digging work starts and ends on the Indian side, the use of heavy machinery and the digging pattern or style shows that the BSF has been trying to build underground bunkers some of them to stash weapons and explosives; others to provide safe passage to smugglers or for placing or hiding troops raising the level of suspicion to a terrifying degree.
According to spokesperson for the Rangers, the field commanders repeatedly called for flag meetings with their counterparts over the issue. The other side, however, used delaying tactics and intensified its operation, digging tunnels even close to the Zero-Line.
In a single such meeting convened at the site, when BSF officials were asked to show documentary evidence about the tunnels as claimed by them, they could not come up with anything, added the spokesperson.
Nearly a month ago, the Indians started digging gradually, getting closer to the Zero-Line all these days.
The Pakistan Rangers believe that the BSF may give a dramatic twist to these tunnels for its indiscriminate aims at any time. The linear form digging leaving approximately 15-meter patches among the tunnels may be linked together to have a long one up to zero-line, with an aim either to blame Pakistan for it or using it for their own misadventures.
To resolve the issue and mitigate the alarm and tension, the BSF must halt tunnel digging operation immediately in the area and prefer a sector commander-level meeting to sort out the issue with the Pakistan side, where they must assure filling up of already dug patches on their side, said a filed commander stationed in the border region.
Apart from a group of journalists, Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) Director General Maj-Gen Mian Muhammad Hilal Hussain himself recently visited the tunnel site, but no evidence of any tunnel was found on the ground.
However, the Pakistani field commanders noted digging activity by the BSF with the help of heavy machinery like excavators.
According to locals, in fact the tunnel digging activities were taking place near the Zero-Line on Indian side as it was visible from Pakistani territory, close to Lambrial village.
On July 29 this year, the BSF propagated through state media regarding the discovery by a villager of the so-called 300-metere long tunnel.
The BSF claimed that the tunnel was unearthed due to torrential rains in Samba sector in close proximity of Indian Chilyari post.
The Rangers rejected the BSF claim that an underground tunnel had been discovered along the border in Pakistans Samba sector. The proclaimed tunnel started and terminated in Indian territory. The BSF, instead of investigating first at home, put the entire blame on the Pakistan Rangers.[URL="http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/editors-picks/30-Sep-2012/indian-border-tunnels-alarm-pak-rangers"
]http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/editors-picks/30-Sep-2012/indian-border-tunnels-alarm-pak-rangers[/URL]