Sector Commander Chenab Rangers Wasim Zafar has said that India has violated the working boundary 21 times this year.
He added that India does not want peace at the working boundary and has always targeted the civil population.
Meanwhile, 'unprovoked firing' by the Indian army continues in the Harpal sector.
Pakistan has strongly protested against the firing and shelling by the Indian side for the past two days to the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), Express News reported, quoting Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR).
The UN group has reportedly decided to visit the affected areas.
US concern
Urging Pakistan and India to resolve the issue via dialogue, the US has expressed concern over violence along the Line of Control, Radio Pakistan reported.
When asked to comment on the growing tensions between Pakistan and India, US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said the US encourages the two governments to engage in dialogue to address these issues.
Yesterday's incidents
On October 6, Indian firing in Charwa sector had destroyed 10 houses while attacks in Harpal sector had killed 13 domestic animals.
Nine people were killed and 33 were injured as Pakistan and India traded fire across the Sialkot border yesterday. Four civilians were killed while three others sustained injuries when Indian Border Security Force (BSF) had opened fire near the Sialkot working boundary. While in India, police had told AFP that Pakistan Rangers fired mortar shells at villages and border posts in Indian Kashmir, killing five villagers and injuring at least 30 more.
ISPR had also said there was firing from Indian side in Nakial, Karela, Kot Kettera, Hot Spring and Jandrot sectors. No casualty was reported in these areas.
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