Ferozepur, May 1 -- BSF constable Purnab Kumar Shaw, who inadvertently crossed the international border on April 23, remained in Pakistan Rangers' custody for the eighth consecutive day on Wednesday amid no response from Islamabad to India's repeated requests for his release.

A senior BSF officer, seeking anonymity, said, "Though efforts are being made to ensure his release at the earliest, Pakistan must have been weighing its options given the current situation amid rising tension between the two countries following the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam that left 26 tourists dead. Earlier, such incidents were resolved quickly."

Meanwhile, constable Shaw's pregnant wife Rajani met senior officials of the force in Ferozepur to know abo...