Delhi threatens to use ‘double the force’

E-Paper | April 24, 2026

NEW DELHI: Amid reports of intensified cross-border incidents in a section of Jammu, India threatened to reply to Pakistan’s alleged transgressions on Wednesday with double the force.

Press Trust of India claimed that four Pakistan Rangers were killed in BSF’s “retaliaton” after a jawan of the force lost his life in heavy firing from the other side on a patrol on Wednesday along the International Border in J&K’s Samba district.

According to the PTI, the retaliation forced the Rangers to wave white flags and came on a day when the Modi government asked the BSF to provide a “suitable and appropriate reply” for any unprovoked firing from across the India-Pakistan border, PTI said.

“We have retaliated effectively to the Pakistan firing, in which four Pakistan Rangers have been killed (opposite to Regal post) along the IB in Samba sector this evening,” Inspector General, BSF, Jammu Frontier, Rakesh Sharma told PTI in Jammu.

Published in Dawn, January 1st, 2015

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Jan 01, 2015 09:44am

Why would Pakistan open another front when it is already tied up internally and in tribal areas? Its obvious that right wing Modi government is to blame.

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Imran

Jan 01, 2015 09:53am

This is the sorry state of the mighty Military, Mighty Bureaucrats, Mighty Prime Minister and Mighty Opposition sitting in the Parliament. Keep making laws to oppress the citizens while the known enemies humiliate you. Have the decency and resign with what little respect you are left with.

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Guru G

Jan 01, 2015 09:55am

India has killed 4 in response for their 1 then pakistan will kill 8 in response of their 4...and the chain goes on.... so sad that this is happened on new year eve...

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Jahangir

Jan 01, 2015 09:56am

what

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Vivek

Jan 01, 2015 10:18am

Not the best of starts to the new year for either countries

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Pune-India

Jan 01, 2015 10:30am

Headline of this article should be "Four Pakistani rangers are killed by Indian force firing"

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vin

Jan 01, 2015 10:34am

Very sad from the comments made by people here, not a one person said that it's time to stop killing. You know who is at fault here.

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raghu

Jan 01, 2015 10:35am

The innocent soldiers on either side are made made to carry the weight of nationalism and political corruption on their shoulders with their life. raghu

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Sunil

Jan 01, 2015 10:36am

This is inevitable. Reasons for de-escalation are weak.

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Manu Sharma USA

Jan 01, 2015 10:39am

IMO, the Kashmir will both nations. To get over this, we need to accept LOC as border and forget forever.

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Concerned Citizen

Jan 01, 2015 10:40am

Eye for an eye will only make two people blind...Let us stop this non-sense on both sides

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Kamal Gupta

Jan 01, 2015 10:48am

Double of zero is zero.

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El Cid

Jan 01, 2015 10:54am

Pak leader, PM and COAS, have telegraphed their visionary myopia, obvious ineptitude and incompetence...PM Modi is simply taking advantage of the vacuum...making history by default.

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bankiimonn

Jan 01, 2015 10:57am

@Ahmed USA y wud u care? Its not your life on stake ,those who stand in front of it surely wl do care.

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Hippo

Jan 01, 2015 10:59am

The problem with India-Pakistan relations is lack of functional democracy in Pakistan. A communication between Army and civilian govt cannot take place. Hence Indian army should be the only source of communication to the Pakistani army or its puppet democracy.

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Akbar the Great

Jan 01, 2015 11:00am

Look at the hate we're breeding, look at the fear we're feeding, look at the lives we're leading.

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Murugan

Jan 01, 2015 11:09am

We are reading about rangers firing on Indian post for the past one week. Why these things still going on when we are expecting something good going to happen between our countries.

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Lucky Star

Jan 01, 2015 11:18am

@Imran You couldn't stop drones attacks, what makes you believe that it will be different if u come to power after NS resigns?

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Raj

Jan 01, 2015 11:37am

Not good I pray for good things to happen, first all are humans then comes religion

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Aditya

Jan 01, 2015 12:34pm

For Jupiter's sake. stop these senseless killings. India and Pakistan have enough things to worry about in their own countries. This waste of precious lives and resources is maddening. Nobody is "winning" in this.

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Ali

Jan 01, 2015 12:45pm

Time for lasting peace. I want us to be like USA and Canada if not like eu

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Akbaruddin

Jan 01, 2015 01:28pm

@GA How many more years years you will spend spreading falsehood? Truth will come out eventually.

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Zed

Jan 01, 2015 02:25pm

I am an Indian and sorry to see deaths on both sides of the border. Time we respect humanity more than just patriotism. Please halt such uncalled for behaviour on both sidesign of the border.

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Virender Krishnan

Jan 01, 2015 03:23pm

@Manu Sharma USA Why to forget the Pakistant occupied Kashmir.India's agenda should to get back this part. Even pakistant is not muslims land. Once it was part of India. Next talk should be on this agenda only. Pakistant has no right on Indian kashmir. India has more muslims than Pakistan. India is already on the loss side in this regard.

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Mushtaq

Jan 02, 2015 06:23am

Don't give a damn who's fault it is. This madness needs to stop. The whole world is praying for peace and happiness on this day and we are shedding blood. It is insane. Every person on any forum please condemn this brutality by typing "No more war and bloodshed".

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Babu

Jan 02, 2015 09:02am

No more war and bloodshed. At least start the new year on a note of hope and goodwill.

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AMRUT

Jan 02, 2015 10:29am

Let better sense prevail. Stop these killings. Love the peace. Go for it

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insan

Jan 02, 2015 01:26pm

@Kamal Gupta -- very well said

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Majid Sheikh

Jan 02, 2015 03:05pm

With Pakistan in turmoil over its own home-grown terrorist problem, it suits India to steer up problems for Pakistan. Remember all States are, by their very nature, opposed to one another. Pakistan can twist India by blocking trade corridors. Simple.

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p r sharma

Jan 02, 2015 04:24pm

@Mushtaq Sorry, but unless the problem is identified there can not be a solution. So to identify the problem the fault (on whose part) too has to be found out. Every action or inaction has reason/s and the rationale / justification be placed with sincere intention . then only I feel the solution may come out else it will be a waste of time and resources.

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waseem

Jan 02, 2015 05:38pm

@Virender Krishnan thanks! you enforced my beliefs in the theory and creation of Pakistan.

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Big brother

Jan 02, 2015 08:23pm

@Hippo Exactly..... This is what world needs to understand

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Mohammed

Jan 03, 2015 01:13am

@Ali More like Nordic countries. Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark

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Suresh

Jan 03, 2015 01:39am

@Majid Sheikh Is the Indian trade through Pakistan already not blocked? What more you want to block?

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Kirpal

Jan 03, 2015 06:40am

If you ignore hostile and hateful speeches of hard liners from both sides, you will notice that Indians and Pakistanis display natural warmth and friendship towards each other in other countries. Indian and Pakistani military personnel while on various UN missions abroad help each other in various combat duties as soldiers of the same unit. Western military officers find it unbelievable.Unfortunately here at home we are the bitterest enemies and take pride in killing young soldiers,making young girls as widows and children orphans on other side of the fence. For last seven decades we are killing each other, when shall we produce statesman who will understand the futility of killing and usher an era of peace.

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indo

Jan 03, 2015 08:12am

@Akbar the Great Pl no copyright violation.but even ur name sucks

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O.P. Vrrma

Jan 03, 2015 08:13am

You do not want to face reality. OK.

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Sam

Jan 03, 2015 08:58am

@Mohammed ..that is the way world should be..

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Last Word

Jan 03, 2015 02:21pm

India's patience is running out which may not be good news for Pakistan who is only bent upon continuing its self-destructive policy either to please or pressure from its assets entrenched in Punjab.

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A shah

Jan 03, 2015 04:40pm

Why do all our neighbours attack us? India, Iran, afgan, why do they all accuse us of terrorism. We are totally innocent and have never done any harm to these nations.

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Muhammed Ali

Jan 03, 2015 05:14pm

Just imagine what the billions we spend on weapons could do for the poor people of both countries...we need to stop this hate and stop it now.

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Salman Khan

Jan 03, 2015 07:51pm

Try to improve relationship with India is indeed should be Pakistan's priority not to escalate things

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Karan Bhatti

Jan 04, 2015 04:20am

In this new year, both sides should talk to each other and establish peace on the borders.

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