Today or tomorrow, Pakistan has to stop ceasefire violations: Rajnath

Jammu, Sep 11: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that Pakistan has to stop ceasefire violations either today or tomorrow. "Pakistan is repeatedly firing and targeting Indian posts and villages, but it has to stop ceasefire violations either it does today or tomorrow," Mr Singh said, while meeting with border migrants this afternoon during his visit to bordering Nowshera sector of Rajouri district along the Line of Control in Jammu region. "Pakistan is doing it since long and in 2014 too it heavily shelled the border villages," he said and added that he then told to the Director General BSF that no bullet will be fired first from Indian side but if Pakistan starts firing, India will not count its bullets. "Situation since then has improved a lot on the borders and it will further improve," said the Union Minister. He however, said that 4 IRP battalions will be raised and for that, he has asked the J&K DGP to ensure 60 percent of recruitment of youth from the border belts. "I will also speak to BSF, CRPF, ITBP and CISF heads to ensure recruitment of border youth," he asserted Mr Singh however, said that he will keep visiting to the border belts and interact with them assuring to address their grievances. Hundreds of border migrants are taking shelters in government accomodations in view of ceasefire violations by the Pakistan. Union MoS in PMO Dr Jitendra Singh also accompanied the Home Minister. Mr Singh is on four-day visit to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. On the last leg of his visit tomorrow, he will meet some of the delegations and address the media before leaving for the national capital. Ahead of Mr Singh's visit to Nowshera sector, Pakistan this afternoon reportedly fired unprovoked on the LoC in Shahpur area of Poonch district. Indian Army gave befitting reply to the firing while no damage or injury was reported in exchange of firing. UNI