Indian fire kills Pakistani soldier: Pakistan

Indian fire kills Pakistani soldier: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Agence France-Presse

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers patrol along the border fence at Suchategarh India-Pakistan international border of R.S Pura sector. EPA photo/JAIPAL SINGH

The Pakistani military said Indian troops shot and killed a Pakistani soldier on Thursday, the third deadly cross-border incident reported in five days in divided Kashmir.

"Pakistan Army soldier, Havildar Mohyuddin, embraced shahadat (martyrdom) due to unprovoked firing by Indian troops at Hotspring sector in Battal at 2:40 pm (0940 GMT) today," the military said in a text message to reporters.