Meetings held at various places in Jammu
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 29: Indo-Pak troops today exchanged sweets and greetings at various places on the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border in Jammu region on the occasion of Eid festival.
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Indian Army exchanged sweets with their Pakistani counterparts on the LoC at Chakkan-Da-Bagh in Poonch district while the Border Security Force (BSF) and Rangers swapped sweets at many places on the International Border (IB).
Army officials of India and Pakistan met at Chakkan-Da-Bagh, a famous meeting point between two neighbours, in Poonch district this morning where they exchanged sweets and greetings.
The meeting lasted about half an hour.
“In a gesture of goodwill, the Sarla Battalion of the Indian Army presented a packet of sweets to the Pakistani troops (20 PoK) on the Eid-ul-Adha festival. The Pakistan army reciprocated by extending its warm wishes of Eid Mubarak to their Indian counterparts and presenting them with a packets of sweets at Rahe Milan in Chakkan-Da-Bagh area of Poonch,” the officials said.
Meanwhile, the BSF and Pakistani Rangers also exchanged sweets on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha festival at various Border Out Posts (BOPs) under Jammu Frontier in a very cordial atmosphere.
“Sweets and greetings were exchanged along the BOPs in Samba, Kathua, RS Pura and Akhnoor sectors,” a BSF official said.
He added that the BSF Jammu offered sweets to Rangers and the latter also reciprocated gesture by offering sweets.
“The Border Security Force has always been on the forefront in creating peaceful and congenial atmosphere on the border while dominating the border effectively. Such gestures help build a peaceful atmosphere and cordial relationships on border between both border guarding forces,” the BSF official said.
There has been tradition of Indo-Pak troops exchanging sweets and greetings on the borders on National Days and major festivals of the two countries.
However, on some occasions, the sweets and greetings are not exchanged due to hostilities.
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