{
  "id": 11580621,
  "title": "Two civilians killed in Indian firing near Kasur border",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/two-civilians-killed-in-indian-firing-near-kasur-border",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T01:54:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442428/two-civilians-killed-in-indian-firing-near-kasur-border"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two civilians, identified as Azmat Rasool and Mohsin Jutt, were killed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in a firing incident near the Kasur border. A third person was also injured in the incident. According to Pakistani security sources, the men were unarmed and had only moved a few steps past a border pillar when they were targeted. The BSF's action is being seen as a violation of established border protocols. This incident occurred a day after the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry accused India of staging another \"false-flag\" operation. Chaudhry denied Indian claims that a man named Mohammad Asif had been killed in Indian-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and presented a different man, Muhammad Asif, who had retired from the Pakistan Army's Special Services Group (SSG) in 2023, questioning the identity and circumstances of the reported killing.",
  "summary": "LAHORE: Two innocent civilians have been killed and another injured after India’s Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire near the Pakistan-India international border in Kasur, according to Pakistani security sources. The sources said the three innocent men, residents of Ladhar village, had moved only a few steps beyond a border pillar when the BSF opened fire without warning. The deceased were…",
  "key_points": [
    "Azmat Rasool and Mohsin Jutt killed by Indian BSF near Kasur border.",
    "Third person injured in firing incident targeting unarmed civilians.",
    "BSF action called violation of border protocols by Pakistani sources."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The killing of two unarmed civilians by Indian Border Security Force near the Kasur border is being seen as a violation of border protocols, escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}