The Pakistan Government on Tuesday categorically rejected the allegations carried by some sections of the Indian media of an attack across the LoC in the Poonch sector in which five Indian soldiers were killed.
In a statement, the Pakistan Foreign Office said: "These are baseless and unfounded allegations. Our military authorities have confirmed that there had been no exchange of fire that could have resulted in such an incident."
The statement further said that Pakistan remains committed to the ceasefire agreement of 2003, which is an important Confidence Building Measure and should be respected in letter and spirit.
"Pakistan also urges the need for abiding by and strengthening existing military mechanisms to ensure that such ill-founded reports that have the potential of vitiating the atmosphere, are avoided," the statement added.
"Pakistan is committed to a constructive, sustained and result-oriented process of engagement with India and looks forward to an early resumption of the dialogue process. It is important that both sides make serious efforts in maintaining the positive atmosphere and avoid negative propaganda," it concluded.
The Foreign Office statement came several hours after the Indian Government reportedly registered a strong protest through diplomatic channels over the killing of five Indian Army soldiers in an ambush in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
The five dead soldiers were part of a six-member patrol team that was deployed for duty along the Line of Control (LoC)
According to sources, the Border Action Team (BAC) of the Pakistan Army, comprising of militants and Pakistan Army regulars, organised the ambush and killing of five Indian Army soldiers.
According to sources, the six-member patrol team belonged to the 21 Bihar Regiment of the Indian Army.The dead soldiers have been identified as Prem Nath Singh,Shambhu Saran Ray,Vyay Kumay Ray, Raghunandan Prasad and Pundalik Mane.
Sources further revealed that after carrying out their attack, 15 to 20 Pakistani soldiers fled back across the Line of Control (LoC) to their defensive positions under cover of heavy gunfire provided by well armed terrorists.
The fire fight is said to have taken place between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m.on Monday night Tuesday morning.
The Indian Army patrol was a part of a counter-infiltration grid and was dominating the area 350 meters ahead of the Line of Control fence and 450 meters from the Line of Control.
