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India summons Pakistan envoy over civilian deaths in Kashmir
[DAWN] India summoned Pakistain's envoy in New Delhi Sunday to protest against the weekend killing of at least half a dozen civilians in border firings, hiking tensions ahead of talks between the nuclear-armed rivals.Six civilians died on the weekend in troubled Indian Kashmire after firing and shelling by Pak troops from across the border, claimed Indian police. Another two non-combatants were killed in shelling by Indian soldiers into the Pak side of the disputed Himalayan region, according to a Pak official on Saturday. "We are concerned about the ceasefire violations in the months of July and August," Pakistain High Commissioner Abdul Basit told news hounds outside the foreign ministry office in Delhi where he had been hauled in. "There have been close to 70 ceasefire violations from this side [Indian] of the LoC (Line of Control) and working boundary," he said. Posted by: Fred 2015-08-17 |
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