Angry over killing of 3 soldiers along LoC; MEA summons senior official of Pakistani High Commission

Two heavily-armed Pakistani intruders and three Indian soldiers were killed in a gunfight Sunday after the Army foiled the infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Sunderbani sector.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (PTI)

New Delhi: Angry over the loss of lives of three soldiers during an infiltration bid by Pakistani terrorists in Sunderbani sector of Jammu and Kashmir two days ago, Ministry of External Affairs summoned a senior official of Pakistani High Commission on Tuesday and lodged a strong protest over the same.   The MEA in a statement said it also condemned in the strongest terms such a provocative action by Pakistan, which revealed the neighbouring country's “complicity in aiding and abetting terrorism and exposed the hollowness of its deceitful claims of promoting a constructive engagement with India and desire for peace”. "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. Two heavily-armed Pakistani intruders and three Indian soldiers were killed in a gunfight Sunday after the Army foiled the infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Sunderbani sector. The Army had also warned Pakistan on Monday to restrain the terrorists operating from its soil. "Despite repeated calls for restraint and adherence to the ceasefire understanding of 2003 for maintaining peace and tranquillity, Pakistan forces have carried out 1,591 incidents of unprovoked ceasefire violations along the LoC and IB in 2018 so far," the MEA said.