India has called for a Brigadier level Flag meeting at the Line of Control with Pakistan to defuse tension between the two countries but there is no response from the Pakistani side so far.

Fresh firing by Pakistani army was reported yesterday evening at several Indian posts in the Krishna Ghati and Sona Gali sectors of Jammu and Kashmir.

A high level meeting took place at the Prime Minister's office,PMO, to take stock of the situation at the Line of Control, LoC.

Talking to All India Radio, PMO sources said that the Defence Secretary and the National Security Advisor have apprised the Prime Minister of the current situation.

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Gurgaon, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said, the ceasefire violation by Pakistan is a matter of serious concern and the provocative action of brutal killing of two Indian soldiers is a turning point.

He said, there are enough troops in Jammu and Kashmir and the government is taking all steps to protect the interests of the country.

Earlier yesterday, India told Pakistan that it had only resorted to controlled response to the unprovoked firing by Pakistani army on Thursday along the LoC in Mendhar sector in Jammu and Kashmir.

Official spokesperson in the Ministry of external affairs, Syed Akbaruddin said in New Delhi, this was conveyed by Indian high commissioner Sharat Sabharwal in Islamabad when he was called in by the Pakistan Foreign secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani over the incident in Battal sector of the LoC.

On Pakistan refusing to allow trucks from India carrying goods to cross LoC trade point in Poonch district, the spokesperson said, officials are having talks on the issue.

There have been three violations of the nine-year-old ceasefire along the LoC in the past five days.