BSF foils Pakistan smugglers attempt, lodges complaint with Pak authoritiesSeptember 14th, 2009 BHAROPAL - Border Security Force personnel recovered two kilograms of heroin worth rupees 100 million on Sunday night. No arrests have been made as yet, as the haul was thrown from Pakistan side of the border on the Indian side.
Fifth rocket shell found in Punjab's Dahleke VillageSeptember 13th, 2009 DAHLEKE - With another rocket shell being found in the fields of Dahleke village near the India-Pakistan border on Sunday, the total number of rocket shells discovered so far on the Indian side of the border has reached five. The rocket has created about four feet deep crater in the field.
BSF find fifth rocket shell in Punjab border villageSeptember 13th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Border Security Force (BSF) personnel Sunday found another rocket shell in the fields near a village in this district of Punjab, raising the number of rockets fired from Pakistan into India in the last 40 hours to five, officials said. "During our search operation, our officials have found another rocket today (Sunday).
Frightened by shelling from Pakistan, farmers want extra securitySeptember 12th, 2009 DHANOAE - Several incidents of shelling or firing from Pakistan side of the India-Pakistan border in Attari sector of Punjab, including the latest witnessed on Friday night, have caused a sense of fear among villagers. On an average, each village along the border holds an estimated 300 acres area of land beyond the fencing.
Unexploded shell found near Indian border (To go with 'BSF retaliates to rocket attack from Pakistan, villagers protest')September 12th, 2009 AMRITSAR - An unexploded rocket shell was found in fields of an Indian border village near here late Saturday evening - a day after three rockets from Pakistan exploded in this Punjab district, an official said. There is a possibility that this rocket, which landed in the fields of Pul Kanjari village, was fired from the Pakistan side on Saturday morning.
BSF retaliates after Pak fires three rocketsSeptember 12th, 2009 KACHYE DHANOAE - The Border Security Force (BSF) retaliated with machine gun fire after Pakistan fired three rockets inside the Indian territory on Friday night. Last night between 10 and 11 p.m., the BSF said that at least two rocket were fired into the Indian side of the Wagah border.
BSF retaliates to rocket attack from Pakistan, villagers protest (Fourth Lead)September 12th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Three rockets fired in quick succession from Pakistan exploded near a village in India's Amritsar district, triggering retaliatory gunfire by Indian border guards, officials said Saturday as angry villagers from the region held protests. The 107 MM rockets landed in the fields of Pul Kanjari area in Punjab with a deafening roar, police officials and residents said.
BSF fires into Pakistan after rocket attack (Third Lead)September 12th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Three rockets fired in quick succession from Pakistan exploded near a village in India's Amritsar district, triggering retaliatory gunfire by Indian border guards, officials said Saturday. The 107 MM rockets landed in the fields of Pul Kanjari area in Punjab with a deafening roar, police officials and residents said.
BSF fires into Pakistan after rocket attackSeptember 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.
Farmers along India-Pakistan border seek compensation for land acquired in 1947September 11th, 2009 Daokae (Indo Pak Border) Sep. 11, 2009 (ANI): Farmers in villages along the India-Pakistan border in Attari Sector have been demanding compensation for land acquired from them along the Zero Line along the border since 1947.
Kashmir's farmers demand compensation for land taken for fencingAugust 3rd, 2009 JHANGAR - Farmers in Kashmir said they have not been compensated for the land taken away by the authorities to set up fences along the border with Pakistan. India began setting up a long fence along the disputed border with Pakistan in the mid-90s to stop militant groups and illegal immigrants from sneaking into Indian territory.
Rocket attacks: BSF discover another rocket near borderJuly 10th, 2009 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 BSFJuly 10th, 2009 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". Pakistan Rangers Thursday blamed India for firing the third rocket towards Pakistan that fell inside their territory, close to Indian village Pul Kanjari.
Two rocket shells fired on Punjab village from Pakistan sideJuly 5th, 2009 DHANDE VILLAGE - Two rocket shells were fired from across the border into Punjab's Dhande village on Saturday night. The rocket shells fell in the paddy fields of the village, located near the Pakistan border.
Chinese national arrested near Pakistan borderFebruary 5th, 2009 AMRITSAR - India's Border Security Force (BSF) Friday arrested a Chinese national from the Attari land border check post for trying to cross into Pakistan from India without valid travel documents. The BSF handed over the man, identified as Alimu, to the Punjab police.