ISLAMABAD, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Tuesday summoned a senior Indian diplomat and lodged protest over the killing of three soldiers in a latest incident of cross-border firing, officials said.
Pakistan army said late Monday that three soldiers were killed in "unprovoked firing" by Indian forces on the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region.
Mohammad Faisal, who heads the South Asian affairs at the Foreign Ministry summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violation by the Indian occupation forces on February 13.
"The deliberate targeting of civilians and soldiers is indeed condemnable and contrary to human dignity and international human rights and humanitarian laws," a Foreign Ministry statement said.
The Director General urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding, investigate this and other incidents of ceasefire violations, instruct the Indian forces to respect the ceasefire in letter and spirit, and maintain peace on the LoC, the statement said.
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