The situation became tense in India after Tuesday incident at Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan where Pakistani troops had allegedly killed two Indian soldiers and mutilated the body of one, violating the norms of ceasefire.
This incident has attracted the global attention while India has strongly opposed this episode. Pakistan on the contrary has denied to do such thing.
Here are some latest updates till afternoon in descending chronological order:
Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has denied India's claim that Pakistani troops had killed two Indian soldiers, but became ready for the third party probe.
"We have completed our investigation. If India doesn't believe in it, we are willing to accept third party enquiry, Khar told CNN-IBN.
Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations spoke to his Indian counterpart over the telephone and denied that Pakistani troops killed Indian soldiers.
Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has termed this incident very unfortunate and condemned to Pak troops over this 'inhumane act'.
"We have conveyed that this is unacceptable, our intent has been conveyed very clearly." "We cannot allow for escalation of an unwholesome incident," Khurshid added.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Wednesday lodged a strong protest to Pakistan. The Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Salman Bashir to the Ministry and lodged a strong protest over the Pakistan Army's actions across the Line of Control ( LoC) in the Mendhar sector.
He conveyed his message to Pakistan asking Islamabad to immediately investigate these actions that are in contravention of all norms of international conduct and ensure that these do not recur.
"Regular Pakistan troops crossed the Line of Control at Mendhar sector and engaged the Indian troops who were patrolling this sector. Two Indian soldiers were killed in the attack and their bodies subjected to barbaric and inhuman mutilation. The Government of Pakistan was asked to immediately investigate these actions that are in contravention of all norms of international conduct and ensure that these do not recur," said a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.
Defence Minister A K Antony today condemned the killing of two soldiers by the Indian army as 'highly provocative' and said that the way one of the Indian soldier's bodies had been treated was 'inhuman'.
On Tuesday night, according to media report, a group of Pakistan Army soldiers raided across the Line of Control in Mendhar Sector and killed two Indian soldiers and injured one more. Troops has also allegedly mutilated one of the two's dead body.
The Pakistani troops attacked an area domination patrol party of the Indian Army.
The two dead Indian soldiers have been identified as Lance Naik Hemraj and Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh.
--With Agencies Inputs--
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