A Pakistani soldier has been killed by Indian troops in the disputed Kashmir region, according to the Pakistani military.
Thursday's incident comes two days after the Indian army said that two Indian soldiers were killed by Pakistani troops, after crossing the ceasfire line in the Himalayan region, Islamabad denies the incident occured.
A Pakistani army spokesperson said that the soldier was killed by "unprovoked" Indian fire while manning a post in the Battal sector of Kashmir, which is split between the two sides by a heavily fortified border known as the Line of Control (LOC).
"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 major diplomatic move on Wednesday, Pakistan's high commissioner was summoned to New Delhi to discuss Tuesday's incident, as the country lodged a protest with Pakistan after the incident at the LOC.
The Pakistani military has said that its investigations had revealed no evidence of the deaths of the two Indian soldiers.
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