BSF violates ceasefire

Published March 2, 2015
An India's Border Security Force (BSF) soldier patrols near the fenced border with Pakistan in Suchetgarh, southwest of Jammu. -Reuters/file
An India's Border Security Force (BSF) soldier patrols near the fenced border with Pakistan in Suchetgarh, southwest of Jammu. -Reuters/file

SIALKOT: Indian border forces again resorted to unprovoked firing on some village in Charwah sector along the Working Boundary on the night between Satur­day and Sunday, said senior officials of Chenab Rangers.

They said the personnel of Indian Border Security For­ces (BSF) had violated the ceasefire accord and targeted civilian population.

They said the firing continued intermittently the whole night. However, no one was injured in the firing.

Published in Dawn, March 2nd, 2015

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