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India's External Affairs Minister refuses to shake hands with his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto at the SCO meeting in Goa.
The 2003 ceasefire agreement was observed without any violations only in one area - Siachen. For 18 years, both Armies have not resorted to any serious military provocations.
When asked to stop, the intruders fired on BSF troops who retaliated in self-defence.
Army sources said heavy casualties were inflicted on the BAT and assessed that four possible Special Services Group (SSG)A commandos were killed as the bodies were spotted close to the post on LoC where the action took place.
The move by the Pakistan Army assumes significance in light of the fact that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has threatened in the recent past of a war-like situation developing between the two countries.
The Pakistan Foreign Office summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia and condemned the unprovoked firing in the Lipa and Battal sectors in which one security personnel and two civilians were killed.
Varthaman became the face of a tense military confrontation between India and Pakistan when he was captured by the Pakistani Army on February 27 after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down in a dogfight with Pakistani jets during aerial combat.
The Army had foiled an attack by BAT on a forward post along the Line of Control in Keran sector, killing four intruders.
Kulbhushan Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of 'espionage and terrorism' in April 2017.
According to sources, at around 1pm, the Pakistani side resorted to unprovoked firing in Sunderbani area which expanded to Tangdhar and Karen sector.