Pakistan army says India kills 2 soldiers in Kashmir, envoy summoned


An Indian policeman is seen through the damaged windshield of a car belonging to militants after a shootout in Srinagar in this March 10, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/Files

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani army said two of its soldiers were killed on Thursday in "unprovoked" Indian fire along the border dividing the disputed territory of Kashmir, and Islamabad summoned the Indian envoy to protest at the second such incident in two days.

A series of clashes that began this month has undermined a push by Pakistan's new civilian government to improve ties with old rival India. Lodging a protest with the Indian envoy appeared to mark a diplomatic escalation, but Pakistani officials say they still hope to hold talks.

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