Indian, Pakistan troopers exchange Eid greetings, sweets

Officers and personnel of India's Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday exchanged sweets to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir.

"BSF and Pakistan Rangers today (Wednesday) exchanged sweets and greeted one another at the Octroi Post on the international border in Jammu district on Eid," a BSF official told IANS here.

Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated on Wednesday in Pakistan as well as Jammu and Kashmir.

The festival will be celebrated on Thursday in the rest of India.

--IANS

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