July 2, 2012 7:15 PM

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BSF, Pak Rangers meet begins in New Delhi

Cross -border firing, smuggling of arms, drugs and fake currency as well as infiltration are high on agenda during the four day Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers meet, which began in New Delhi on Monday

The Key issues to be discussed in the talks include unprovoked firing in Jammu and Sialkot sectors, smuggling of arms, illegal entry of Pakistanis in India, arrests of Indian fishermen by Pakistani forces and military construction close to the border.

The 18 members delegation of Pakistan Rangers is led by Director General of Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) Rizwan Akhtar, while 22 member Indian side is led by BSF Director U.K. General for the bi-annual meeting.

AIR correspondent reports that the bi-annual event has been organized in the National Capital for the first time.

Earlier , it was held at Amritsar, Chandigarh and Jalandhar. A joint record of discussion will be signed on Thursday when the talks conclude.

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