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India lodges strong protest with Pakistan for ceasefire violations

by IBNS 16 Jul 2015, 06:55 am

New Delhi, Jul 16 (IBNS) India has lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over repeated ceasefire violations along the border in Jammu and Kashmir.

Media reports said India  registered its strong protest with Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit after the killing of a civilian near the International Border in Jammu. 
 
A woman was killed and six, including two soldiers, were injured in heavy firing from across the border in Akhnoor sector.
 
This was the seventh ceasefire violation this month. 
 
The border trouble comes days after PM Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif held talks on the sidelines of a regional summit in Ufa in Russia that led to a string of "breakthrough" decisions., the two countries decided to arrange meetings of senior military officers to reduce tension along the border.