Poonch, May 6 -- Amid escalating tensions, a Pakistani national has been apprehended from the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, Army officials said on Tuesday. Further investigation is underway.

This comes after another Pakistani national was detained by Border Security Force (BSF) troops after he illegally crossed the border in the Gurdaspur area of Punjab, an official said on Monday.

According to a senior BSF officer, the troops were on patrolling duty when they detained the individual on the intervening night of May 3-4,

The individual has been handed over to the Punjab Police for further investigation.The BSF is the primary force responsible for guarding the 3,323 km long India-Pakistan border, span...