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BSF Constable Gurnam Singh who got injured in a sniper fire attack by Pakistani Rangers died.

Jaswant Kaur, Gurnam’s mother said she was proud of all the jawans who lay their lives for the nation.

Border Security Force (BSF) Soldier, Injured In Pak Firing, Dies, Mother Says ’Won’t Cry’

Jammu: Gurnam Singh, the Border Security Force (BSF) constable who was injured in Pakistani firing in Hiranagar sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Friday, has died.

The 28-year-old was being treated at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Jammu and his condition was said to be critical.

After being hit in a sniper attack by Pakistani forces, Gurnam was evacuated to Jammu, 90 km from Kathua, while his colleagues provided cover with retaliatory firing at Pakistan.

Seven Pakistani Rangers or paramilitary soldiers were killed in the retaliatory firing by its troops along the International Border in Hiranagar sector on Friday, the BSF said.

A "befitting reply" was given by the border-guarding force, the BSF had said in a statement which called it "an aggressive offensive".

The Pakistan army however denied any casualties on their side.

Jaswant Kaur, Gurnam’s mother, said, "He had told me, if I die, please don’t cry. I did not cry. I’m proud of all these jawans who lay their lives for the nation. I just wish he had got the best medical attntion possible."

"They referred my injured son to this hospital in Bakshi Nagar. If BSF had their own hospital with doctors, my son could’ve been saved. I appeal to PM Modi to have a good hospital for our jawans,"  Kulbeer Singh, Gurnam’s father, said.

There have been multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistan since Indian soldiers crossed the Line of Control and targeted staging areas for terrorists in surgical strikes last month. These came days after Pakistani terrorists killed 19 soldiers at an army base in Uri in Kashmir.

The BSF said that on Wednesday night, it had also prevented a major infiltration and killed a terrorist.

Won’t Hesitate To Act Alone On Terror Networks In Country: US Warns Pak

Washington: Asserting that Pakistan’s powerful spy agency ISI is not taking action against all terror groups, the US has warned Pakistan that it will not hesitate to act alone, when necessary, to disrupt and destroy terror networks operating in the country.

"The problem is that there are forces within the Pakistani government -- specifically in Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence or ISI -- that refuse to take similar steps against all the terrorist groups active in Pakistan, tolerating some groups -- or even worse," Adam Szubin, Acting Under Secretary on Countering the Financing of Terrorism, told a Washington audience.

"We continue to urge our partners in Pakistan to go after all terrorist networks operating in their country. We stand ready to help them. But there should be no doubt that while we remain committed to working with Pakistan to confront ongoing terrorist financing and operations, the US will not hesitate to act alone, when necessary, to disrupt and destroy these networks," Mr Szubin warned.

In his remarks at the Paul H Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Mr Szubin said at the same time, Pakistan has been -- and remains -- a critical counterterrorism partner in many respects.

"Of course, Pakistanis are themselves often the victims of brutal terrorist attacks on schools, markets, and mosques, and the list unfortunately goes on. And in the face of such violence, Pakistan has in some ways pushed back," Mr Szubin said.

"Pakistan has achieved success in its ongoing operations against traditional terrorist safe havens in northwest Pakistan. It has officially designated ISIL as a terrorist organisation. And it has gone after the funding and operational capabilities of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP," he said.

But the ISI problem of supporting terrorist groups continues, he said.

"This is a distinction we cannot stand for," Mr Szubin asserted.