Amritsar: A customary exchange of sweets between the security forces of India and Pakistan on Eid ul-Fitr failed to take place at the Attari-Wagah border on Saturday due to frequent ceasefire violations on the Jammu and Kashmir border.
The cross border firing continued on Saturday, claiming the life of an Indian soldier in Nowshera. On Tuesday, four Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed by Pakistani Rangers in Samba district’s Chamliyal, the army said, despite both side agreeing to maintain a ceasefire at a sector commander-level flag meeting on June 4. Cross border firing by the Pakistani military force has killed 19 people and injured 67 others, besides displacing over one lakh people from the border areas, since May 15.