Bitter Eid: Pakistan broke tradition and refused to exchange sweets, alleges

Amid tension at the border, Pakistan refuses to accept candies from India on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr at the Attari-Wagah joint check post.

The custom was damaged as soon as final October but candies have been exchanged on a few different events.

It has been a tradition with the BSF and the Pakistan Rangers on the Wagah border to exchange candies on each other’s festivals such as Eid and Diwali.

In the wake of repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistani Rangers, India has warned Pakistan of “effective and forceful” response to unprovoked firing and cross-border terrorism. There have been multiple casualties due to the firing.

Reports said the firing began from the Pakistani side at around 1.40 pm on Saturday afternoon and is still underway. Generally, both border guarding forces exchange candies and greet each other on various religious festivals besides Independence Day and Republic Day to maintain harmony on the border and for coordination.

They also extended greetings on the occasion.

There were at least five such ceasefire violations by Pakistan Rangers and army before Modi and Sharif met on the sideline of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s summit at Ufa. “We additionally didn’t pursue the matter”, he stated.

The Army also did not exchange candies with the Pakistan Army on the Line of Control.

On July 9, Pakistani troops had fired at a ahead border publish in North Kashmir killing a BSF jawan. Till date, the tradition of exchange of candies has always been followed…

Confirming the development, BSF said that last evening BSF officials during the flag meeting with Pakistani Rangers asked them with regard to sweet exchange for today, but there was no reply from Pakistan.