Summary Indian army accused Pakistan of killing five soldiers in the Poonch sector.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani security officials on Tuesday denied any involvement in the deaths of Indian soldiers on the disputed and heavily militarised border in Kashmir.
"There was no indiscriminate firing from our side," one security official told Reuters.
Another official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to reporters, denied there had been an exchange of fire on the border.
"There was no such incident whatsoever," he said. "There was no firing on the border."
Earlier, Indian army claimed that five of its soldiers were killed when Pakistani troops fired at a post in the Poonch sector near cease-fire line in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Tuesday.
While the cease-fire has largely held for the last decade, such allegations from Indian side are not uncommon.
The two countries have fought three major wars since they achieved independence from British India in 1947, two of them over Kashmir, which is claimed in its entirety by both but divided between them.
Pakistan s newly elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been indicating he is open to restarting peace talks.
While the two nations remain rivals, relations between them have improved dramatically since the most recent low point in the aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai attack.
Signs of their improving ties include new visa rules announced last December designed to make cross-border travel easier. The two countries have also been taking steps to improve cross-border trade.
