Two Pakistani citizens were killed in firing by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in the border area of Punjab province.
Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan | October 3, 2026 | The Global Journal
Two Pakistani citizens were killed and another was injured after the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire along the India-Pakistan international border. The incident took place on Friday, October 2, in the Kasur border area of Pakistan’s Punjab province. The incident has raised fresh concerns amid recent tensions between the two countries.
According to Pakistani sources, three residents of Ladhar village in Kasur district moved several steps beyond a border pillar, after which BSF personnel opened fire at them. Pakistani media reports said all three were unarmed civilians and that none of them had attempted to cross the border fence. The two deceased were identified as Azmat Rasool and Mohsin Jutt.
Pakistan Television (PTV) and other Pakistani media outlets, citing security sources, reported that the firing took place without any prior warning. Pakistani authorities described the incident as a violation of existing understandings and standard operating procedures (SOPs) along the international border.
However, Indian media reports gave a different account. They reported that the men were suspected of attempting to enter India illegally. No detailed official statement was immediately available from the Indian side regarding the incident.
The border shooting occurred just one day after Pakistan’s military objected to an Indian claim that its forces had killed a senior commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Indian-administered Kashmir. Pakistani military spokesperson Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry claimed that India had identified the wrong person as the militant killed and, in response, presented a man named Mohammad Asif at a press conference. Indian authorities had claimed that their security forces killed a militant leader identified as Asif Fauji.
India and Pakistan have fought three wars since gaining independence from British rule in 1947, two of which centered on Kashmir. The disputed region is currently divided between the two countries, although both continue to claim the entirety of Kashmir.
In April 2025, 26 tourists were killed in a shooting attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, triggering a major escalation in tensions between India and Pakistan. India blamed Pakistan for the attack, while Islamabad denied the allegation. Military tensions between the two countries subsequently increased.
The latest border deaths could make the situation between India and Pakistan more sensitive, according to reports. However, because the two sides have provided differing accounts of the incident, a full investigation and official statements from both countries remain important to establish the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
