BSF team crosses into Attari to hold talks with Pakistan

Lahore: BSF chief Subhash Joshi today arrived in Lahore on a five-day visit to hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Major Gen Tahir Javed during which issues relating to drug trafficking and arms smuggling would be raised. Joshi crossed into Pakistan through Joint Check Post, the land transit route of the Attari-Wagah international border. [caption id=“attachment_1304819” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] BSF delegation led by Director General, BSF, Subhash Joshi going to Pakistan via Attari-Wagah border, about 35 km from Amritsar on Tuesday . PTI[/caption] Defence constructions, border incidents and trans-border crimes like drug trafficking, infiltration, smuggling of arms/ammunition and fake Indian currency, inadvertent border crossings and other matters of mutual interest will be discussed for effective border management, DIG Punjab Frontier, BSF, RPS Jaswal had said on Monday. The Indian delegation also includes Special DG BSF, (Western Command) Chandigarh, Inspector Generals from Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat Frontiers and BSF headquarters New Delhi. PTI