BSF, Pakistan Rangers exchange sweets on Id-ul-Adha
The Hindu
This is the first time since the Pakistani side shunned the custom in 2019.
The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday exchanged sweets at various points along the border on the occasion of Id-ul-Adha, the first time since the Pakistani side shunned the custom in 2019. A BSF spokesperson here said, “An exchange of sweets took place between the BSF and the Pakistan Rangers on the occasion of Id at JCP [Joint Checkpost] Attari.” This lies across the Wagah border at Amritsar district in Punjab. A similar exchange of sweets took place between the two forces along the Rajasthan front too, officials said.
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