Wagah Border:
Three rockets were fired from Pakistani side that fell on the Indian territory near Wagah Border at around 11 pm on Friday, drawing retaliation from BSF using machine guns.
There was, however, no casualty on the Indian side in the Pakistani action, Border Security Force (BSF) Inspector General Himmat Singh said.
Singh said Pakistan fired rockets which landed in an open area at villages Modhey and Dhoneya Khurd after which the BSF troops hit back by opening fire from machine guns.
He said BSF authorities got in touch with their Pakistani counterparts for a flag meeting where India would lodge a strong protest against the action.
Flag meeting between Pakistan Rangers and BSF has taken place in which officers from BSF and Pak Rangers attended.
BSF says it's not sure if these were RPGs or other explosives.
The Amritsar DIG is also on the spot and BSF sources though say it's nothing big now and the border is calm.
BSF says two months back also rocket were fired from Pakistani side, they are not sure but they believe non-state actors may have been involved to escalate tension on Indo-Pak border.
The attack happened on a day when the BSF deployed its first batch of women constables at the border to facilitate frisking of women going for work in fields.
Sixteen of a batch of 178 women constables of the force were deployed at Rorawari village near Attari border in Punjab on Friday. (With PTI inputs)
There was, however, no casualty on the Indian side in the Pakistani action, Border Security Force (BSF) Inspector General Himmat Singh said.
Singh said Pakistan fired rockets which landed in an open area at villages Modhey and Dhoneya Khurd after which the BSF troops hit back by opening fire from machine guns.
He said BSF authorities got in touch with their Pakistani counterparts for a flag meeting where India would lodge a strong protest against the action.
Flag meeting between Pakistan Rangers and BSF has taken place in which officers from BSF and Pak Rangers attended.
BSF says it's not sure if these were RPGs or other explosives.
The Amritsar DIG is also on the spot and BSF sources though say it's nothing big now and the border is calm.
BSF says two months back also rocket were fired from Pakistani side, they are not sure but they believe non-state actors may have been involved to escalate tension on Indo-Pak border.
The attack happened on a day when the BSF deployed its first batch of women constables at the border to facilitate frisking of women going for work in fields.
Sixteen of a batch of 178 women constables of the force were deployed at Rorawari village near Attari border in Punjab on Friday. (With PTI inputs)
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