New Delhi and Islamabad each summoned the other's diplomat after Border Security Force troops killed two men at the Punjab international border on 2 October.
India and Pakistan summoned each other's charge d'affaires after Border Security Force troops killed two men along the international border in Punjab on Friday, 2 October. The Hindu's Sunday morning digest said Pakistan's foreign ministry protested what it called the killing of unarmed civilians, and India later summoned Pakistan's diplomat to reject that account and protest what it called continued facilitation of illegal crossings.
India Today reported that the Ministry of External Affairs described the dead men as infiltrators and rejected Pakistan's allegations as baseless. The paper said the MEA referred to the incident in the Ferozepur sector. Other Indian reports, including News18, placed the shooting in Tarn Taran district. Tarn Taran deputy superintendent Atul Soni said three people were moving toward the Indian side and one later returned to Pakistan.
BSF accounts carried by News18 said the two men did not turn back after warnings and were shot near noon. Pakistan maintains they were unarmed civilians who crossed inadvertently. The two governments have not published a joint account of the dead men's identities.
India told Pakistan to respect the border, control movement from its side and prevent a repeat, the MEA said in accounts carried by India Today and News18. Pakistan's protest accused Indian personnel of unprovoked lethal force.
No further firing was reported in the Sunday digest. The diplomatic exchanges remain the latest official step.
People Sentiments Negative
- Pakistan's foreign ministry said the dead men were unarmed civilians.
- India's MEA called that account baseless and described the men as infiltrators.