Two Border Security Force jaws were killed in cross-border firing by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor in the early hours of Sunday, 3 June, ANI reported.
Terming as "unfortunate" the fresh ceasefire violation along the International Border, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said the DGMOs of India and Pakistan should hold dialogue again and stop the bloodshed.
BSF's Constable Vijay Kumar Pandey and ASI Satya Narayan Yadav succumbed to injuries they had sustained in the cross-border firing. According to IGP Jammu SD Singh, thirteen civilians were also injured in the firing in Ankhoor.
The chief minister said people on both sides of the border are getting killed by the firing and called upon DGMOs of both the countries to talk and end the bloodshed.
On 29 May, the DGMOs of India and Pakistan agreed to "fully implement" the ceasefire pact of 2003 in "letter and spirit" forthwith to stop border skirmishes in Jammu and Kashmir.
(With inputs from ANI)
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