Border Security Force (Photo credit: Wikipedia)ATTARI: A 30 member high powered delegation of Pakistan Rangers led by Rizwan Akhtar and Mian Mohammad Hilal, Director General's of Sindh and Punjab Rangers, arrived India via Attari land border on Sunday to hold meeting with their counterparts of Border Security Force (BSF) in Delhi from July 1 to 5. They were received by Inspector General, BSF, Frontier Aditya Mishra. The meeting is being held after a gap of 2 years. The delegates also includes officials from Survey of Pakistan, Interior Ministry and Anti-Narcotics Force Both sides would hold discussions on the issues of smuggling, repatriation of prisoners, welfare of border residents, firing in Jammu etc. While denying smuggling bids from Pakistan side Rizwan said
India had taken adequate measures on its border with Pakistan like erecting border fence, flash lights and instead shifted responsibility of preventing smuggling on BSF. He also maintained that there was no threat to newly constructed Integrated Check Post.
BSF sources informed that both sides could give final shape to the decisions taken between Director General's of BSF and Pak Rangers during their meeting held in 2010 which includes holding sports matches between jawan's of BSF and Pak Rangers and establishing telephonic contact at sector commandant level. "Due to some reasons the modalities couldn't be worked out but we are hopeful that after meeting the previous decisions would be implemented" said sources.
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