BSF refused to exchange sweets and greetings with Pakistani counterparts
The Border Security Force (BSF) refused to exchange sweets and greetings with their Pakistani counterparts--the Pakistan Rangers, on the occasion of the 69th Republic Day. Following the heightened tension between both countries along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir the BSF refused to exchange sweets and greetings. Tension continues to prevail along the IB and LoC for the past few months due to repeated ceasefire violations. Border guards of both countries follow a tradition of exchanging sweets for the past several years on major religious festivals, like Eid and Diwali, and also during Independence Days of both countries and India’s Republic Day. The BSF is on maximum alert along Punjab’s barbed wire fenced 553-km IB with Pakistan. In the past five years, border guards have skipped the exchange of sweets on a few occasions. -PTC News
