Pakistan returns Indian soldier as goodwill gesture
Pakistan
Pakistan returns Indian soldier as goodwill gesture
LAHORE (Web Desk) – An Indian soldier has been returned to his home country after he crossed into Pakistan mistakenly during his deployment at the border.
The Border Security Force (BSF) soldier entered into Pakistan’s Head Sulemanki area on Wednesday morning and was captured by the Pakistan Rangers (Punjab). An Indian media outlet claimed that the soldier accidentally crossed over to the Pakistani side of the international border due to "extremely poor visibilty" caused by dense fog.
Following the incident, the officials of the Pakistan Rangers and the BSF held a flag meeting when the Indian commander admitted that their soldier inadvertently crossed into Pakistan. On Thursday, the Pakistani officials handed over the BSF soldier to the Indian authorities as a goodwill gesture. The Pakistani officials are yet to confirm the incident.
This is the second incident in a week that an Indian soldier crossed over to the other side.
