Indian border guards shoot dead Pakistani intruder

October 1st, 2009 JAMMU - Border Security Force (BSF) troopers shot dead a suspected infiltrator along the international border in Ranbirsinghpora sector of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said Friday. The man was killed in a gunfight between the BSF troopers and suspected infiltrators near Mangla post in Ranbirsinghpora sector, about 30 km west of Jammu, late Thursday.

September 20th, 2009 Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinians on Gaza borderJERUSALEM — A Palestinian Health Ministry official says Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian militants and wounded three in an incident along the Gaza border. Dr. Moaiya Hassanain said the men were hit by tank fire.

September 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with India over an unprovoked firing by the Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) at a Pakistani checkpost near the Sialkot international boundary, a media report said Friday. Pakistan has also demanded a flag meeting between the two sides to investigate the matter.

September 17th, 2009 JAMMU - Two Border Security Force (BSF) men were injured in firing by Pakistani troops that continued Friday, military sources said. The first burst of firing took place Thursday evening and it was directed at the Nikowal border post, about 30 km west of Jammu.

September 17th, 2009 JAMMU - There was firing again Friday morning at the Border Security Force (BSF) post on the India-Pakistan border near Jammu where two BSF troopers had been injured Thursday evening. A senior BSF official told IANS that there was firing again from the Pakistan side on the Nikowal border post, about 30 km west of this winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

September 11th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Border Security Force (BSF) troopers fired from machine-guns into Pakistan after rockets were fired into Indian territory in the Amritsar sector from across the border Friday night. BSF officials Saturday morning launched an operation to find if any more rockets were fired into the Indian side near the Attari joint check post from across the barbed-wire fencing border between both countries.

August 27th, 2009 Bomber hits key Pakistani border crossing; 18 deadPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber hit a Pakistani security checkpoint Thursday at the main border crossing for convoys ferrying NATO supplies into Afghanistan, killing at least 18 border guards, police said. The attacker approached on foot and detonated his explosives at the Torkham checkpoint in the Khyber region, local police officer Sadiq Khan said.

August 27th, 2009 Pakistan suicide bomber hits checkpoint; 18 deadPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Police say a suicide bomber has attacked a Pakistani security checkpoint on the Afghan border. At least 18 people are reported dead.

August 17th, 2009 JAMMU - The Border Security Force (BSF) authorities lodged a strong protest Monday at a flag meeting with Pakistani Rangers over Sunday morning's firing along the international border in Ramgarh sector in Jammu and Kashmir. There was firing along the international border in Ramgarh sector at Ballad post for half-an-hour early Sunday morning.

July 13th, 2009 DHAKA - Trespassers being killed by India's Border Security Force (BSF) is the latest bone of contention at the ongoing talks between the top brass of the two neighbours' border guards. Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) says the BSF personnel shot dead 55 unarmed persons this year, calling them murders.

July 6th, 2009 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. The BSF had lodged a 'strong protest' with the Pakistan Rangers, the border security agency of Pakistan, Sunday following three 'rockets' fired into Indian territory from the Pakistani side of the border.

July 5th, 2009 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. BSF officials said two shells landed on the Indian side of the border in paddy fields of Dande village near the Attari-Wagah land border joint check post, 30 km from Amritsar city.

July 5th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Islamabad has ordered a probe into the alleged killing of a Pakistani national by the Indian security forces at the Wagah border crossing, a media report said Sunday. The Pakistani youth died after India's Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers exchanged fire at the Wagah border Saturday night, the Online news agency reported.

May 9th, 2009 JAMMU - The Pakistani Army violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday evening by firing two mortar shells at Indian posts, an army officer said here. 'There has been a violation of the ceasefire by Pakistani troops on the Line of Control in the Rajouri sector,' the army officer, requesting anonymity as he is not authorised to speak to the media.

January 24th, 2009 JAMMU - Indian Border Security Force (BSF) guards opened fire twice after noticing 'some suspicious movement' along the International Border (IB) with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Sunday, said an official. Inspector General BSF Jammu Frontier A.K.