The Hindu : Alert on Indo-Pak border

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Monday, Mar 01, 2004

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Alert on Indo-Pak border

AMRITSAR, FEB. 29. High alert was sounded along the Indo-Pak border in Punjab in the wake of landing of an unidentified flying object in Pakistan's territory, BSF Senior Commandant Darbara Singh said here today.

The incident occurred on Thursday evening when some flying object, which took off from the Indian side, landed in Pakistan's territory hardly 300 yards away from the zero line, he said.

The area was identified on the Indian side as BSF Post Fatehpur falling in Chann Kalan village, he said.

Mr. Singh said ``as per the eyewitness account of BSF constable Jagdish Parishad, who on Thursday evening was keeping vigil on the International Border, he had seen some flying object like a hot balloon carrying three persons, who disembarked after landing in Pakistan's territory''.

Mr. Singh said ``now it has become difficult to ascertain whether the flying object landed in Pakistan territory after crossing the Indian territory or not, as the BSF constable is not educated enough to identify the object."

``Since the constable has never seen any para-glider, fan glider or even a hot balloon during his service tenure, it is difficult to ascertain the authenticity of the matter'', he said.

``In this regard the BSF has handed over a protest note to the Pakistan authorities for providing necessary information on the landing object which has reportedly took off from the Indian side with three persons,'' Mr. Singh said.

PTI

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