{"id":7333,"date":"2025-05-15T03:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T03:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=7333"},"modified":"2025-05-15T03:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T03:01:01","slug":"pakistan-india-exchange-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=7333","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan, India exchange soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>In a rare display of goodwill, Pakistan on Wednesday handed over a Border Security Force (BSF) constable to Indian authorities, while the Indian side reciprocated by returning a Pakistan Rangers official.<\/p>\n<p>The BSF constable, Purnam Kumar, was captured by Pakistani forces on April 23, 2025, after he inadvertently crossed into Pakistani territory through the Ganda Singh Wala\/Ferozepur sector.<\/p>\n<p>On the Indian side of the border , Muhammadullah, a personnel of Punjab Rangers, had been taken into custody by BSF officials under similar circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange followed several flag meetings between the border forces of the two countries, culminating in the repatriation of both individuals earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released by the Indian Border Security Force, it was confirmed that Purnam Kumar was returned safely by Pakistan Rangers. Indian officials appreciated the gesture, describing it as a positive signal amid ongoing tensions.<\/p>\n<p>This development comes at a time when diplomatic relations between Pakistan and India remain strained. The two nations have kept their borders sealed following limited skirmishes, and engagements between the two sides have been minimal.<\/p>\n<p>The mutual repatriation of border personnel is being seen as a rare yet constructive move in the current geopolitical context.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a rare display of goodwill, Pakistan on Wednesday handed over a Border Security Force (BSF) constable to Indian authorities, while the Indian side reciprocated by returning a Pakistan Rangers official. The BSF constable, Purnam Kumar, was captured by Pakistani forces on April 23, 2025, after he inadvertently crossed into Pakistani territory through the Ganda [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7333\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}