Jawan killed on border, DG BSF says ‘ascertaining reasons behind ceasefire violations by Pak.’

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A Border Security Officer (BSF) soldier was killed as the Pakistani Rangers resorted to “unprovoked” ceasefire violation along the International Border (IB) at Samba in Jammu on November 9. This is the third such attempt in the past 24 days.

“The Pakistani forces targeted our posts thrice in Samba. We will chalk out a strategy to deal with cross border fire effectively in the future,” Director-General of BSF Nitin Agarwal said in the Valley.

He said the BSF gave a befitting reply to the Pakistani firing. “We have come to know about damages on that other side too. We are confirming the details. We are ascertaining the reasons behind frequent ceasefire violations by Pakistan and plan our strategy accordingly,” D-G Agarwal said.

According to officials, the Pakistan Rangers resorted to “unprovoked firing” along the border around 12:20 a.m. along the IB at Samba. “The Pakistan Rangers started firing at the Narayanpur post in Ramgarh, Samba. The BSF also retaliated and the firing between the two sides continued for some time,” the officials said.

Head Constable Lal Farnn Kima of 148 Battalion succumbed to his injuries.

This is the third ceasefire violation along the IB in Jammu since October 17 this year. Four BSF jawans and two civilians were injured in these violations.

India and Pakistan renewed their pledge to abide by the 2003 ceasefire pact in February 2021. Since then, there were very few incidents where Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged fire along the Line of Control (LoC) or IB in J&K.