• State media reports say one villager wounded in firing on unarmed civilians
• Information minister says questions emerge over India’s ‘fake narrative’
ISLAMABAD: A day after the military’s chief spokesperson exposed New Delhi’s claims regarding the alleged killing of a former Pakistani commando in held Kashmir, unprovoked firing by Indian border forces claimed the lives of two Pakistanis near the border in Kasur.
According to a Radio Pakistan report, personnel from India’s Border Security Force (BSF) “opened fire without warning” on the unarmed residents of Ladhar village, near a border pillar.
Citing security sources, Radio Pakistan stated two civilians lost their lives, while another sustained injuries in the firing.
The deceased were identified as Azmat Rasool and Mohsin Jutt, both residents of Jattan Wali Haveli, Ladhar.
“All three individuals were unarmed,” the report said.
“The security sources further said that none of the three individuals had attempted to cross the border fence. They said the incident constitutes a violation of the border agreement and the standard operating procedures governing the Pakistan-India international border,” it added.
“Indian media, while continuing its tradition of a false-flag narrative, labelled the innocent civilians as alleged infiltrators,” the report said.
The development comes a day after Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry called out India’s claims of “neutralising a terrorist” allegedly linked to the Pakistani military, by presenting the individual in question during a live press conference.
Asked if the allegations could trigger another armed conflict between the neighbours, the DG affirmed Pakistan’s armed forces were always ready for any such move and warned of “very harsh” retribution.
He had also accused India of jailing Kashmiri Muslims, adding: “They take them out, kill them, and stage that as a false flag operation, portraying it as a terrorist act.”
Following the DG ISPR’s presser, Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar on Friday said that questions had arisen over the Indian Army’s fake encounter, asking whom it had killed if the Pakistani soldier was alive and well.
In a post on X, he questioned which innocent Kashmiri the Indian Army had killed in the fake encounter, adding that the question remained unanswered.
Published in Dawn, October 3rd, 2026
