A total of 42 people, including 21 security personnel, have been killed so far in cross-border firing and mortar shelling this year.
Prompted by intermittent firing and mortar shelling along the Jammu and Kashmir International Border despite the two countries agreeing to a ceasefire last week, the Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers on Monday held a sector commander-level meeting and decided to maintain peace in the region.
“A BSF-Pakistan Rangers sector commander-level meeting was held at 05.30 pm today. The meeting went off in a conducive atmosphere with a prime focus to maintain peace along the border. It was further decided to hold the next meeting on June 21,” BSF public relations officer (Jammu Frontier) was quoted as saying by ANI.
While the Indian and the Pakistani Army had agreed to maintain the 2003 ceasefire agreement last week over a hotline communication, unprovoked shelling and firing by the Pakistan Rangers in the Pargwal and Kanachak regions on Sunday resulted in the death of two BSF personnel. Eleven civilians, including two women, were also injured in the incident.
After the meeting, the BSF spokesperson said that the two sides had agreed to ensure dialogue at all…
