Amritsar October 27:
An 18-member delegation led by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) chief Raman Srivastava crossed over to Pakistan to hold dialogue with his Pakistan counterpart at Lahore.
This is the first time in Indian history wherein the chief of BSF crossed over to Pakistan to hold dialogue on the issues of cross border smuggling, infiltration and unprovoked firing. Earlier various senior BSF higher rank officers crossed over to Pakistan but this is new precedent that DG rank officer of BSF crossed over to Pakistan to discuss key issues related to security of India.
Before crossing over to Pakistan, Director General of BSF Raman Srivastava said, “Meeting with the officers of Pakistani Border Security Force and other related officials would continue from October 26 to 30.” Srivastava informed, “During meeting with Pakistan, various key issues including unprovoked firing, infiltration, smuggling of narcotics, fake Indian currency, arms and ammunition besides other problems faced by both the forces during joint patrolling to be discussed.”
Adding further he said that this meeting with Pakistan officials would create better relationship between the two border guarding forces which would pave way for dialogue in future to discuss various key issues. Talking about the rocket attacks by Pakistan to Indian territory, near Attari border, Srivastava said that Pakistan was well aware of the attacks and in this regard investigation being carried out by Pakistani CID to bring out the truth as who were responsible for attack to Indian territory from Pakistan.
An 18-member delegation led by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) chief Raman Srivastava crossed over to Pakistan to hold dialogue with his Pakistan counterpart at Lahore.
This is the first time in Indian history wherein the chief of BSF crossed over to Pakistan to hold dialogue on the issues of cross border smuggling, infiltration and unprovoked firing. Earlier various senior BSF higher rank officers crossed over to Pakistan but this is new precedent that DG rank officer of BSF crossed over to Pakistan to discuss key issues related to security of India.
Before crossing over to Pakistan, Director General of BSF Raman Srivastava said, “Meeting with the officers of Pakistani Border Security Force and other related officials would continue from October 26 to 30.” Srivastava informed, “During meeting with Pakistan, various key issues including unprovoked firing, infiltration, smuggling of narcotics, fake Indian currency, arms and ammunition besides other problems faced by both the forces during joint patrolling to be discussed.”
Adding further he said that this meeting with Pakistan officials would create better relationship between the two border guarding forces which would pave way for dialogue in future to discuss various key issues. Talking about the rocket attacks by Pakistan to Indian territory, near Attari border, Srivastava said that Pakistan was well aware of the attacks and in this regard investigation being carried out by Pakistani CID to bring out the truth as who were responsible for attack to Indian territory from Pakistan.
