No exchange of sweets between BSF, Pak Rangers on Eid: Official

Press Trust of India  |  Amritsar 

There was no exchange of sweets between the and the Rangers at Attari-border on the occasion of Eid today, an said.

This comes in the wake of heightened tension between the two countries, especially after the repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistani forces in

In a departure from the past, sweets were not exchanged, a BSF officials said.

On June 13, four BSF personnel, including an assistant commandant-rank officer, were killed and three others were injured when Rangers opened fire along the International Border in Samba district of J and K in "betrayal" of a truce announced recently, according to officials.

The "unprovoked" firing in the Ramgarh sector came after the two border guarding forces, at a sector commander-level meeting on June 4, agreed to maintain peace and tranquillity along the IB.

The BSF and Rangers have usually exchanged sweets on major religious festivals such as Eid and Diwali, and on national days like and

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First Published: Sat, June 16 2018. 19:55 IST