Dusk-to-dawn movement on Indo-Pak border in Gurdaspur banned

GURDASPUR: The dusktodawn movement along the IndoPak border is banned in Gurdaspur district of Punjab The movement of civilians within 500 metre of the fencing wire and 1000 metre of the IndoPak border would be banned from 8 pm to 5 am

Updated At : 02:25 AM Dec 07, 2016 IST

A farmer on a cart passes along the Indian-Pakistan Border fence, about 20km from Gurdaspur. — File photo

Gurdaspur, December 6

The dusk-to-dawn movement along the Indo-Pak border is banned in this district.

District Magistrate Pardeep Sabharwal in a press note said any type of the movement of civilians within 500 metre of the fencing wire and 1,000 metre of the Indo-Pak border would be banned from 8 pm to 5 am.

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However, the ban shall not apply on the Army, BSF, CRPF, Police, Home Guard and Central Excise and Taxation staff who are deployed on the border for special duty, the DM said.

The ban would remain in force till February 2 next year, he said. PTI

Dusk-to-dawn movement on Indo-Pak border in Gurdaspur banned

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