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Pakistan accuses India of 'unprovoked firing' on border

Islamabad: The Pakistani military today claimed Indian troops had intensified violations and resorted to unprovoked firing in several sectors of the border near Sialkot.A statement issued by the military's media arm claimed the BSF fired



The statement said two civilians and Pakistan Rangers personnel were killed and 26 civilians injured in firing over the past two weeks.

A BSF personnel was killed and seven others were injured when Pakistani troops shelled over 50 border posts along the border overnight.

The heavy shelling and fresh violations of the 2003 ceasefire along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir came close on the heels of Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's visit to areas along the frontier yesterday to review the security situation.  

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