In this Aug 29, 2019 file photo, a Pakistani troop patrols near the Line of Control, the de facto border between Pakistan and India, in Chakothi sector, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. (AAMIR QURESHI / AFP)

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan summoned an Indian diplomat on Thursday lodging protest over "unprovoked ceasefire violations" by Indian military along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir area, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said.

Pakistan and India had declared a ceasefire along the LoC in 2003. But both sides have routinely exchanged fire and accused each other of ceasefire violations

A 33-year-old man was killed due to "indiscriminate and unprovoked" firing by the Indian occupation forces in Bagsar sector of the LoC on Wednesday, according to a statement from the foreign ministry.

The Indian forces along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB) have been "continuously targeting civilian populated areas" with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars and automatic weapons, according to the statement.

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This year, India has committed 2,840 ceasefire violations to date, resulting in 27 deaths and serious injuries to 245 innocent civilians, according to the statement.

Pakistan and India had declared a ceasefire along the LoC in 2003. But both sides have routinely exchanged fire and accused each other of ceasefire violations.

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Tension between the two sides 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.