JAMMU: On the occasion of India’s 75th Independence Day, the
Indian Army and
Border Security Force personnel exchanged sweets with their Pakistani counterparts across the Line of Control (LoC) and international border in Jammu on Sunday.
“The exchange at LoC crossing points in Mendhar and Poonch sectors in J&K’s Poonch district was a confidence-building measure in the backdrop of the ongoing ceasefire agreement between both countries, aimed to promote peace and harmony,” said a defence spokesperson.
BSF troops and Pakistani Rangers had also exchanged sweets across border outposts under Jammu Frontier region on the occasion of Pakistan’s Independence Day on August 14, said a BSF spokesman.
Earlier on Eid on July 21 this year, both forces exchanged sweets for the first time after the
Pulwama terror attack on February 14, 2019, in which 40
CRPF personnel were killed.