BSF chief arrives in Pakistan for talks

Joshi crossed into Pakistan through Joint Check Post, the land transit route of the Attari-Wagah international border

Press Trust of India Lahore
Last Updated : Dec 24 2013 | 2:24 PM IST
BSF chief Subhash Joshi today arrived here 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.

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, R P S Jaswal had said yesterday.

The Indian delegation also includes Special DG BSF, (Western Command) Chandigarh, Inspector Generals from Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat Frontiers and BSF headquarters New Delhi.

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First Published: Dec 24 2013 | 12:35 PM IST

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