Security officials from India exchanged customary sweets with Pakistani troops at on Sunday, August 15, to mark India’s 75th Independence Day. Earlier on August 14, the security forces of both countries exchanged sweets at Poonch and Mendhar Crossing Points along Attari- Wagah Border, the Line of Control (LoC) to mark Pakistan’s Independence Day.
“On 14 August, the Indian Army as a warm gesture, presented sweets to the Pakistan Army at Chilehana Tithwal Crossing Point to extend best wishes to Pakistan on their Independence Day displaying the will to maintain peace along the LoC,” an army official was quoted as saying by news agency PTI. The sweets were presented by the Indian Army personnel to their Pakistani counterparts at the Poonch-Rawalakot Crossing Point and Mendhar-Hotspring Crossing Point in Poonch district. Both the border guarding forces share cordial relations with each other. The exchange of sweets between the two border guarding forces comes as a goodwill gesture and reflects comradeship. It has been a long-running tradition between the two forces to exchange sweets on festive occasions. Over the years, India has continuously endeavoured to strengthen the bilateral relations with Pakistan through goodwill gestures like this one across the spectrum to ensure peace and tranquility in the region.
The South Bengal Frontier Border Security Force exchanged sweets and greetings with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Saturday on the eve of the 75th Independence Day of India on ICP Pertrapole and other border out posts. Meanwhile, Border Security Force (BSF) 51 Battalion also exchanged sweets with 18 BGB (Border Guard Bangladesh) at the India-Bangladesh border in Phulbari.
