Pakistan on Saturday said its foreign ministry summoned Indian Chargé d’Affaires to lodge protest over the alleged killing of two Pakistani men by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in the Bedian Sector along the International Border on October 2, 2026.
BSF troops on Friday shot dead two suspected Pakistani intruders along the international border in Punjab's Tarn Taran district, officials said, news agency PTI reported.
Pakistan alleged that the BSF personnel ‘resorted to unprovoked lethal force against unarmed civilians.' “Such use of force was wholly unjustified and grossly disproportionate, resulting in the tragic loss of two precious lives. Pakistan categorically rejects any attempt to mischaracterize the deceased as ‘infiltrators’," Pakistan foreign ministry said in a statement.
Pakistan described the killings as a ‘violation of fundamental human rights, including the right to life’.
{{/usCountry}}Pakistan described the killings as a ‘violation of fundamental human rights, including the right to life’.
{{/usCountry}}It further said the Indian side was called upon to conduct and ‘immediate, transparent and credible’ probe into the incident. It also sought disciplinary and legal action against those responsible.
“India was further urged to ensure respect for fundamental human rights and international law, strictly observe relevant bilateral arrangements and established border procedures, exercise maximum restraint in dealing with such situations, and take effective measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents,” the statement issued by Pakistan's foreign ministry said.
‘Two men provoked Indian troops’
The firing incident reportedly took place at around noon on Friday along the border in Punjab where the two countries share a 553-km long border.
Tarn Taran Deputy Superintendent of Police (Bhikiwind) Atul Soni said three intruders were advancing towards the Indian side, but one later returned to Pakistan. The two others continued moving towards the Indian side despite warnings from BSF troops to turn back, Soni was quoted as saying.
According to a BSF sentry, the two men were also provoking the troops and saying they wanted to enter Indian territory, he was quoted as saying. The BSF subsequently opened fire, killing the two men, Soni said, adding that senior BSF officers visited the spot.
Pakistan says the three men were ‘unarmed’
Pakistani state media Radio Pakistan on Friday reported that two ‘unarmed civilians’ were killed by India's BSF personnel near the border in Kasur, a border city in Pakistan's Punjab province. The incident took place when three men of Ladhar village had come a few steps ahead of a border pillar, the report added, citing locals. Two of the three men were reportedly killed, while another one sustained injuries after the BSF opened fire. The deceased have been identified as Azmat Rasool and Mohsin Jutt.
Radio Pakistan further claimed that none of the three men had attempted to cross the border fence, while adding that the ‘incident constitutes a violation of the border agreement and the standard operating procedures governing the Pakistan-India international border’.
With inputs from PTI