The summoning of Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit comes a day after the director general of military operations (DGMO) of India warned his Pakistani counterpart in a telephonic conversation to rein in Border Action Teams. “Foreign Secretary (S. Jaishankar) conveyed India’s outrage at the killing and the barbaric act of mutilation of the bodies of the two Indian soldiers on 1 May, 2017 by Pakistan army personnel,” a statement from the Indian foreign ministry said. The two Indian security personnel killed were an Indian army soldier and a Border Security Force (BSF) head constable. Pakistan, meanwhile, has denied killing Indian soldiers or mutilating their bodies. Tensions between India and Pakistan have been high in the past year after a string of attacks on Indian military establishments starting with Pathankot in January, followed by Uri in September and Nagrota in November.

Source: Mint May 03, 2017 08:26 UTC