{ KATHUA REGION } Pak takes 48hrs to admit intrusion

In a departure from the usual exchange between the two border forces, it took the Pakistani Rangers more than 48 hours to acknowledge a protest note by their Indian counterpart, the Border Security Force, reportedly after waiting for a nod from their senior commanders in Lahore, BSF officials aware of the matter said.

- Prawesh Lama

They said the Rangers did not acknowledge a protest note by the BSF after the latter shot a Pakistani intruder in the Kathua region of Jammu on Monday.

The intruder, BSF officials said, who was shot in his legs, succumbed to his injuries the same day.