India summons Pakistan envoy

“The Pakistan deputy high commissioner was called a short while ago and a strong protest was lodged by the government over the incident at the LoC [referring to the Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir],” an Indian government source said.

Tensions between India and Pakistan are running high again over the deadly attack on a post in Poonch area of the Indian-administered Kashmir. New Delhi has strongly condemned the attack that left five of its soldiers dead on Tuesday morning.

Earlier, the Indian defense minister told a session of parliament that his country has lodged a formal complaint with Pakistan over the killings in Kashmir.

“The government of India has lodged a strong protest with the government of Pakistan through diplomatic channels,” A. K Antony told the lawmakers.

Antony has described the assailants as heavily-armed men accompanied by several others in Pakistani army uniform.

“The attack was carried out by 20 heavily-armed terrorists, along with persons in Pakistani army uniform,” he added.

The Indian officials have accused Pakistani troops of violating the ceasefire and attacking the Indian post.

Islamabad has denied any involvement in the attack, saying there has been no indiscriminate firing by Pakistani forces on the Kashmir’s de-facto border.

India and Pakistan have fought three wars since their independence from Britain in 1947– two of them over Kashmir.

Kashmir lies at the heart of more than 60 years of hostility between India and Pakistan. Both neighbors claim the region in full but have partial control over it.

Thousands of people have been killed in Kashmir over the past 20 years.

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