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New Delhi, November 10

India and Pakistan today decided to resume Commandant-level talks along the International Border (IB) even as the BSF “strongly” raised the issues of unprovoked firing, killing of civilians and use of tunnels for cross-border crimes.The proposal for the Commandant-level meetings was discussed at a three-day meeting between the chiefs of the border guarding forces of the two nations, which concluded today. (Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)BSF Director General KK Sharma said both the sides agreed to holding border meeting at regular intervals.A 19-member delegation of Pakistan Rangers, led by Maj Gen Muhammad Saeed, Director General, Sindh Rangers, had arrived in New Delhi to attend the 44th biannual Director General-level talks. “The Indian side firmly and strongly took up specific issues of concern, including unprovoked cross- border firing, smuggling of narcotics, infiltration attempts, tunnelling and defence construction activities,” the BSF said.A senior officer privy to the talks said the BSF also asked the Rangers to ensure their land was not used by terrorists to infiltrate into India. It specifically underlined the discovery of a number of tunnels along the International Border (IB) in the Jammu region that are used by the other side to facilitate cross-border smuggling and infiltration, the officer added. — TNS