New Delhi and Islamabad each summoned the other's charge d'affaires after Border Security Force personnel shot dead two men on the Punjab frontier. India called them infiltrators; Pakistan called them unarmed civilians.
India and Pakistan summoned each other's diplomats on Saturday after Border Security Force personnel killed two men along the international border in Punjab. India Today reported that the Ministry of External Affairs summoned Pakistan's charge d'affaires over what New Delhi called continued facilitation of illegal infiltration, and rejected Pakistan's account as baseless.
Pakistan's foreign ministry had earlier summoned India's charge d'affaires in Islamabad to protest the killings, which it described as the deaths of unarmed civilians. The Hindu reported the same exchange and said Pakistan accused the BSF of unprovoked lethal force.
Indian officials said the shooting happened on Friday near Tarn Taran. News18 and India Today reported that BSF troops said the men ignored repeated warnings to turn back. Tarn Taran Deputy Superintendent of Police Atul Soni said three people had been moving toward the Indian side and that one later returned to Pakistan, India Today reported.
The two governments have not published a joint account of the men's identities or whether they were armed. India locates the incident in the Ferozepur sector in one account and Tarn Taran in another; both refer to the Punjab international border.
No independent investigation had been announced by either side at the time of writing. The diplomatic protests are the immediate official response.