Pakistan, India summon diplomats after two people killed in border incident
India and Pakistan have summoned each other's diplomats following a border incident that resulted in the deaths of two Pakistani civilians. Pakistan claims the victims were unarmed, while India asserts they were infiltrators posing a security threat.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the fragile security situation and diplomatic friction between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
Islamabad’s Foreign Ministry summoned India’s charge d’affaires to protest the killing of two Pakistani civilians.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Indian Border Security Force soldiers stand guard at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post on the outskirts of Amritsar [File: Narinder Nanu/AFP] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 3 Oct 2026 3 Oct 2026 Pakistan and India have summoned each other’s diplomats over a border incident on Friday, with New Delhi rejecting Islamabad’s account of an event that left two unarmed Pakistani civilians dead.
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday that the two were killed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in the Bedian sector along the international border. Another person was reportedly wounded.
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