Jammu Mar 18 PTI BSF Director General DG Pankaj Kumar Singh arrived here on a three-day visit on Friday to review the security scenario along the International Border IB and the Line of Control LoC an official saidInspector General IG of the BSF Jammu frontier D K Boora gave a detailed presentation to the DG at the frontier headquarters here covering all the critical aspects of border security and domination on the IB and the LoC a spokesperson of the border-guarding force saidBoora described the general security scenario in its Area of Responsibility covering the deployment pattern of BSF battalions and their robust domination aspects on the Jammu IBHe also informed the DG about the recent threats being faced by the Border Security Force BSF on the Jammu IB ranging from underground tunnelling to attempts to smuggle narcotics and weapons by Pakistan-based elements the spokesperson saidHe said a special emphasis was laid on the threat posed by the use of drones by Pakistan in abetting smuggling of weapons and narcotics into the Indian sideThe spokesperson said the DG is visiting the border areas to review the security scenario on March 20Earlier the BSF chief was welcomed by the IG and other officers and was also given an impressive guard of honourThe DG extended his greeting to the troops and their families on the occasion of Holi PTI TAS RC

Jammu Nov 17 PTI BSF troops recovered and defused an old mortar shell in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday officials said The old and rusted shell was found in a farmers field in Chachwal village the officials said The bomb disposal squad later destroyed the mortar shell and averted a possible tragedy they said PTI AB CK