Summary Civilians have moved to safer places from 22 villages near the Line of Control.
SIALKOT (Web Desk/ AP) – At least three Pakistanis including two minors and a 70-year-old woman were killed and more than ten people sustained injuries in unprovoked Indian gunfire and shelling on the working boundary.
According to sources, the Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) targeted civilian settlements in Shakargarh and Zafarwal sectors on Monday.
Reportedly, hundreds of residents from twenty two villages have fled the exchange of fire.
Meanwhile, Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh was summoned to the Foreign Office in Islamabad today and deep concerns were conveyed to him over the unprovoked firing of Indian troops, the Radio Pakistan reported.
The Foreign Office spokesperson said intentional targeting of civilians by India is a deplorable act.
He stressed upon India to stop forthwith the ceasefire violations and respect the 2003 Ceasefire Arrangement for restoration of peace and tranquility at the LoC and the Working Boundary.
Pakistan also asked the Indian authorities to investigate into the threatening call received by the Sindh Governor House from New Delhi.
Skirmishes between Pakistani and Indian border guards are common, with each side routinely blaming the other. Pakistan and India have fought two of their three wars over the disputed Kashmir region.
Each controls part of Kashmir but both nations claim it in its entirety.
A meeting between the Indian and Pakistani national security advisors in New Delhi on August 23 was called off at the last minute amid a dispute about whether the agenda should include Kashmir.
