BSF-Pakistan Rangers exchange sweets at border on Diwali

ATTARI - Border security officials from India and Pakistan exchanged sweets at the Attari-Wagah border joint checkpost Saturday to mark the festival of Diwali.

Now women will guard the frontiers

ATTARI - They might not be taking on combat positions straightaway but women guards of the Border Security Force (BSF) will soon be deployed in Punjab villages along the 553-km fenced border between India and Pakistan.

Rocket attacks: BSF discover another rocket near border

ATTARI - Border Security Force (BSF) officials late Friday evening discovered the splinters of another rocket in the paddy fields outside Kaonke village in Attari area. They said it could have been fired along with the three other rockets from Pakistan on July 4.

Rocket attacks: Pakistan playing blame game, says BSF

ATTARI - Border Security Force (BSF) officials Friday criticised Pakistan’s laxity in investigating the July 4 rocket attack on Indian territory and their failure to trace the guilty, saying their counterparts were not taking these attacks seriously and again indulging in a “blame game”.

BSF chief visits Punjab border spot after ‘rocket’ attack

ATTARI - Amid security concerns in Punjab’s border belt following Saturday night’s ‘rocket’ attack on Indian territory from the Pakistani side, the Director General (DG) of the Border Security Force (BSF) M.L. Kumawat Monday visited the village site where the shells had fallen.

Pakistan yet to respond to BSF protest after ‘rocket’ attack

ATTARI - Amidst security concerns in Punjab’s border belt following Saturday night’s ‘rocket’ attack on Indian territory from the Pakistani side, the Border Security Force (BSF) is awaiting a response from Pakistan Rangers regarding the incident.

Pakistan terror group behind attack on Indian village?

ATTARI - The possibility of Pakistan-based terror groups being behind a ‘rocket’ attack Saturday night near an Indian village is not being ruled out by Indian security officials.

BSF investigates blasts near Attari border

ATTARI - The Border Security Force (BSF) is investigating two blasts that occurred in a village along the fenced border between India and Pakistan Saturday night.

Sikh Jatha returns from Pakistan after observing 403rd Martyrs Day

ATTARI - After observing 403rd Martyrs Day of Guru Arjan Dev, the 5th master of the Sikhs, the Sikh Jatha (group) of nearly 200 devotees returned at Attari railway station from Pakistan on Wednesday through a special train.