Nasir Kamal has been appointed as the Additional Director General of Border Security Force.
He is appointed for a period of four years.
About BSF
- It was founded in 1965 after the Indo-Pak
- It is the world's largest border guarding force with 186 battalions and 2.4 lakh personnel
- The motto of BSF is 'Duty Unto Death'.
- It is the only Indian paramilitary force with its own Marine and Air wings and Artillery regiments
- The founding father and first general of the BSF was K.F. Rustamji
Ajay Bisaria named India’s next high commissioner to Pakistan
- India has appointed Ajay Bisaria as the next high commissioner to Pakistan
- He took over from Gautam Bambawale, who was last month appointed India’s ambassador to China.
- He is India's current ambassador to Poland
- He was in charge of the Eurasia desk that supervised India’s ties with Russia and the Central Asian republics
- Bisaria’s appointment as India’s high commissioner to Pakistan comes at a time when dialogue between India and Pakistan has stalled for almost two years due to the January 2016 terrorist attack on India’s Pathankot air force station.