New Delhi, Oct 23: India summoned a senior official of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on Tuesday and lodged strong protest over the loss of lives of three of its soldiers during an infiltration bid by Pakistani militants in the Sunderbani sector of Jammu and Kashmir two days ago.
The Ministry of External Affairs (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.
The Pakistan High Commission official was summoned to the MEA and a demarche was made, lodging a strong protest over the loss of lives of Indian soldiers during the cross-border infiltration bid by Pakistani militants in the Sunderbani sector on October 21, the statement 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 Monday to restrain the militants operating from its soil.
Pakistan was also asked to abide by its bilateral commitment not to allow any territory under its control to be used for supporting militancy against India in any manner, it added.