BSF troops shoot, injure Pakistani intruder along Kathua border in Jammu and Kashmir
(BSF) personnel shot and injured a Pakistani intruder who tried to cross the
International Border
in
Jammu and Kashmir
's
Kathua district
, officials quoted by PTI said on Monday.
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