AMRITSAR: The possibility of holding sports events between
the border guarding forces of India and Pakistan has strengthened after prime
ministers of the two neighbouring countries expressed hope of normalizing ties
after their meeting in Delhi on Tuesday.
"The issue is under consideration and there is a
possibility of beginning of sports events between the two forces in the near
future," said BSF's frontier inspector general A K Tomar.
Director Generals of BSF and Pakistan Rangers had agreed in
2010 to regularly hold volleyball or football matches between jawans of the two
countries. Besides, the top brass of the two forces had also decided to set up
hotline at sector commandant level.
Sources said Pakistan didn't show any interest in holding
friendly matches between the two forces under pressure from hardliners and
anti-India forces on earlier occasions. They said after the meeting of Narendra
Modi and Nawaz Sharif there could be a paradigm shift in Pakistan's attitude.
Tomar said that in their last meeting with Pak Rangers they
had made the proposal and they were quite receptive of it.
Source: http://india-2022.blogspot.in/
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