Firing by Indian BSF kills Pakistani in Shakargarh sector

E-Paper | May 21, 2026

NAROWAL: Firing by India's Border Security Force (BSF) across the working boundary killed a Pakistani citizen in Shakargarh sector on Wednesday, DawnNews reported.

Pakistani forces also resorted to retaliatory firing.

The deceased was shifted to a nearby hospital.

This is the third incident of exchange of gunfire across the Indian and Pakistani working boundary.

One BSF person was killed and three other were wounded on Jul 16 on the Indian side of the border during a clash between the two sides.

In another incident on June 20, a Pakistani civilian was killed and three others were wounded during an exchange of fire across the working border between India and Pakistan border near Silakot's Charwah and Mirajkey sectors

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Shah

Jul 23, 2014 05:31pm

Can the family of the killed ask for compensation from the Indian government under international law?

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Concerned pakistani

Jul 23, 2014 05:48pm

We are getting squeezed on both sides of the border.

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Imran

Jul 23, 2014 06:28pm

I was expecting some incident at the border. In order to deflect attention of Pak army the Taliban will try to ignite something at Indo-Pak border. Both sides need to tread carefully.

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tayyaba

Jul 23, 2014 06:52pm

as usual indains will say very soon,it started from pakistan

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John

Jul 24, 2014 12:50am

@tayyaba Do you have a firm proof that it was not started by Pakistan. As usual blame the other side.

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Indian

Jul 24, 2014 01:21am

@Shah You may be not read artical properly. First Pakistan kild one BSF man on 16th Jun and After that one pakistani citizen killed on 20th Jun

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Satya Ram

Jul 24, 2014 02:49am

About firing India has its own story and Pakistan has its own. So whom to trust. Couple days back Indian news was 2 Indian die in Pak firing.

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Waleed Khan

Jul 24, 2014 03:38am

@Indian and before that an indian killed a pakistani and before that a Pakistani killed an indian. Oh my God. Let's just shut up and stop arguing and blaming each other, because that will produce nothing.

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Haroon

Jul 24, 2014 03:38am

@John This is 2 time in a week that this happened. If India is clean why do they prevent UN Observers to come on their side. I was on the border and these UN observers are free to maneuver on Pak side and have documented incidents. Your Army allows limited access into disputed Territory or IHK.

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mimi sur

Jul 24, 2014 12:36pm

India should install sharp shooter robots on the borders , so that they can shoot at sight . We have money , technology to do this . This would reduce human causalities also .

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