Srinagar: India on Tuesday summoned a senior official of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a protest over the killing of three soldiers during an “infiltration bid” by Pakistani BAT forces in Sunderbani sector of Jammu and Kashmir two days ago.

The Pakistan High Commission official was summoned to the MEA and a demarche was made, lodging a strong protest over the loss of lives of Indian soldiers during the cross-border infiltration bid in the Sunderbani sector on October 21, the statement said.

“It was informed that two Pakistani armed intruders have been killed by the Indian security forces during the ensuing firefight and the government of Pakistan should take custody of the dead bodies of its nationals,” the MEA said.

This post was published on October 23, 2018