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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Tuesday summoned Gaurav Ahluwalia, Indian charge d'affaires to the country, to lodge a protest over ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kashmir region, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said.

The "indiscriminate and unprovoked" firing on Monday by the Indian forces along the LoC killed a 15-year-old boy and injured four other civilians, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

The "indiscriminate and unprovoked" firing on Monday by the Indian forces along the LoC killed a 15-year-old boy and injured four other civilians, the foreign ministry said in a statement

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Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan's army said that a Pakistani soldier was also killed in Indian forces' firing along the LoC.

The Indian forces along the LoC and the working boundary have been targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars and automatic weapons, the foreign ministry said, adding that India has committed 2,387 ceasefire violations to date this year, resulting in 19 deaths and serious injuries to 191 civilians.

Pakistan and India had declared a ceasefire along the LoC, the de facto border between both countries in the disputed Kashmir region. However, both sides routinely exchange fire and accuse each other of ceasefire violations.

Tension has been heightened after India lifted the special status for the Indian-controlled Kashmir in August 2019. Pakistan downgraded its diplomatic relations, suspended trade relations and train service with India in response. 

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