Six rockets fired from Pak side; BSF retaliates

Pakistani forces fired six rockets in villages around the Attari border early,drawing retaliation from the BSF.

“At around midnight,five-six rockets were fired from the Pakistan side out of which two fell near the border outpost.

We heard 2-3 explosions but the rockets which fell near the outpost did not explode. We have no report of any damage to property or death,” BSF IG Himmat Singh said.

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BSF troops opened retaliatory fire. Immediately after the incident,BSF held flag meeting at around 3.00 AM with Pakistani counterparts who denied any firing from their side.

The Pakistan Rangers alleged that BSF had resorted to unprovoked firing.

BSF officials said that the two rockets which did not explode after falling on Indian territory were traced at Kahangarh post where 35 BSF personnel were on duty.

This is not the first time that Pakistani forces have fired rockets in villages around the Attari border.

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While three rockets were fired on July 5 last year,five rockets fired by the Pakistani forces fell in agricultural fields at Modhey,Dhoneya Khurd,Rattan Kallan and Dalekey villages in September.

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