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Pakistan summons Indian Diplomat amid heavy firing at border

14 August 2019 16:33 (UTC +04:00)

Pakistan summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia on Wednesday, saying that Indian fire had caused the death of a civilian, amid reports of a massive deployment of troops and heavy firing at the border, APA reports citing Sputnik.

Islamabad has also accused New Delhi of targeting civilians residing along Line of Control (LoC) that separates Indian and Pakistani forces in Kashmir.

"Indian troops along the LoC and Working Boundary have continuously been targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars, and automatic weapons, which still continues," said Pakistan's foreign ministry.

Pakistan's foreign ministry also condemned what it described as unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian forces at the Hot Spring Sector of the LoC on 13 August, warning that the ceasefire violations are a "threat to regional peace and security and may lead to a strategic miscalculation."