A border outpost,[1] border out post,[2] border observation post[3] or BOP[4][5] is an outpost maintained by a sovereign state on its border, usually one of a series placed at regular intervals, to watch over and safeguard its border with a neighboring state with which it may or may not have friendly relations. Such posts are staffed by border guards and are at all times connected by radio communication with ongoing border patrols in their region and the force headquarters in the interior of the country for their day-to-day functioning, passing on intelligence and for requesting supplies and any needed reinforcements in emergencies.
Depending on the length and breadth of a country's borders and geography, they could be located in a wide variety of terrain, including the inhospitable areas that often mark political boundaries.
- ^ Indian villages along Punjab border came under attack from Pak; by Yudhvir Rana, TNN, 9 January 2010; Times of India
- ^ Rockets fired from Pakistan; BSF warns of strong response[dead link]; Indo-Asian News Service (IANS); Amritsar, January 09, 2010; Hindustan Times
- ^ BSF warns Pakistan Rangers of reprisal - Rangers claim to have no control over jihadists targeting Punjab; by Praveen Swami; January 13, 2010; The Hindu, Online edition of India's National Newspaper
- ^ Unrelenting Pakistan lobs six rockets into Indian territory Archived 2010-01-12 at the Wayback Machine; 9 January 2010; The Economic Times, Times of India
- ^ BSF foils bid to smuggle weapons and explosives Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine; STAFF WRITER; January 8, 2010; Press Trust of India (PTI)