\NEW DELHI, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- India will summon Pakistan High Commissioner by noon Wednesday to lodge a protest against the killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops at the Line-of- Control in Kashmir on Tuesday, said local TV channel Times Now.
India has expressed grave concern over the attack and called for an answer from the Pakistan side, according to official sources cited by local media.
Pakistan has rejected India's accusation, saying it is propaganda to divert attention from the attack by Indian troops on the Pakistan-controlled side of the LoC in Kashmir on Sunday, in which one Pakistan soldier was killed.
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