ISLAMABAD, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan and Indian military officials on Friday spoke after Indian cross-border shelling killed at least six civilians and injured 26 others on the Pakistani side, Pakistan's army said.
The army said earlier that Indian forces shelled Pakistani areas on Thursday along the border on the eastern Punjab province.
Special hotline contact was established between Pakistani and Indian director generals of military operations, and the issue of deliberately targeting Pakistani civilians was raised, an army statement said.
"The incident resulted into martyrdom of six innocent civilians while 26 were injured," the statement from the army's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said.
It said the violation clearly undermines all existing understandings on the issue, adding that the Pakistani side conveyed unflinching resolve to ensure security of its population and it shall continue to take all necessary measures to deter any of such aggression in future.
