The development comes amid escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed enemies after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 which has sparked fears of a major India-Pakistan war.
India-Pakistan war: In a major development that could further escalate border tensions amid the threat of a major India-Pakistan war, the Border Security Force (BSF) has reportedly apprehended a Pakistani Ranger along the International Border (IB) in Rajasthan, reports said Saturday.
Citing sources, a PTI report said the Pakistani Ranger has been taken into custody by the BSF’s Rajasthan frontier, nearly a fortnight after a BSF jawan by the Rangers along the IB in Punjab.
The development comes amid escalating tensions between the two nuclear-armed enemies after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, when armed terrorists gunned down 26 civilians, mostly Indian Hindu tourists in Baisaran Valley in the hill resort of Pahalgam in Kashmir.
A day later, BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw was apprehended by the Rangers on April 23 from along this international border in Punjab. The Pakistani Rangers have refused to hand him over despite a strong protest registered by the Indian force.
