BSF destroys terror launch pad, posts in Pak’s Sialkot
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The Border Security Force (BSF) in a retaliatory attack destroyed a terrorist launch pad and damaged a number of posts in Pakistan’s Sialkot, opposite Akhnoor, on Friday night.
SI dies in cross-border fire
AdvertisementA BSF sub-inspector was killed and seven injured in cross-border firing along the International Border in RS Pura sector of Jammu on Saturday. The BSF in a statement said SI Mohammad Imteyaz was killed while leading a border outpost and expressed its condolences to the family. The others have been shifted to a nearby military medical facility, officials said.
According to official sources, Pakistan initiated unprovoked firing on BSF posts in the Jammu sector around 9 pm.
The BSF personnel responded to the attack, causing widespread damage to the posts and assets of the Pakistan Rangers along the IB.
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The launch pad at Looni in Sialkot district was destroyed in the retaliatory strikes. The BSF had on May 8 night foiled a major infiltration bid by a large group of terrorists, killing seven at the IB in Samba district. Pakistan had ramped up attacks near the western frontier in response to Operation Sindoor, but these were repulsed.
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