Pakistan summons Indian envoy over killing of two civilians by border troops
Pakistan summoned the Indian chargé d’affaires to lodge a strong protest over the killing of two Pakistani civilians by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in the Bedian sector along the international border, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Saturday. Two unarmed Pakistani civilians were martyred and another was injured in firing by India’s BSF […]
Pakistan summoned India's chargé d'affaires to protest the killing of two Pakistani civilians by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in the Bedian sector along the international border. According to Pakistan's Foreign Office, two unarmed civilians were killed and another was injured in the incident.
India's foreign ministry rejected Pakistan's allegations, stating that the individuals involved had crossed into Indian territory illegally. India said three people had crossed into Indian territory in the Ferozepur sector of Punjab and continued moving towards the border fence despite multiple warnings from the BSF.
Pakistan called for an immediate, transparent, and credible investigation into the incident, while India summoned Pakistan's chargé d'affaires to protest the facilitation of illegal cross-border infiltration from Pakistan.
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