Wednesday, May 28, 2014

BSF-Pakistan Rangers games may be a reality soon

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.


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