Even as Pakistan accuses India of carrying out ceasefire violations, the government has conveyed to Islamabad that there has been a spurt in terrorist activities along the LoC and in infiltration attempts. A ceasefire violation by Pakistan had on Tuesday led to the killing of an Indian soldier in the Poonch district of Jammu & Kashmir. Pakistan, however, summoned India's deputy high commissioner J P Singh and condemned "unprovoked ceasefire violations'' by Indian forces which, it said, had targeted Pakistani civilians. The senior Indian diplomat though is learnt to have told the Pakistan foreign office that Pakistani forces had first violated ceasefire after which Indian troops responded with appropriate action.The Indian side also conveyed to Pakistan that it had noticed an increase in infiltration bids and that Pakistani forces were providing cover fire to terrorists in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) seeking to cross the LoC. India has diplomatically also conveyed to Pakistan that Indian forces are noticing an increase in terrorist movement and activities along the LoC. Pakistan accused India of deliberate targeting of civilians describing the alleged Indian action as "deplorable and contrary to human dignity'' and international human rights.Both India and Pakistan have accused each other of targeting civilians. Official sources said that Pakistan has targeted Indian villagers across several sectors along the LoC this year. According to Indian officials, cease fire violations by Pakistan have gone up considerably in 2017. While 228 such violations by Pakistan were reported in 2016, there had been 285 violations by Pakistan until July 31 this year. With the new Pakistan foreign minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif seeking to keep the Kashmir issue in the spotlight, it is unlikely that cease fire violations will go down significantly in the next few months.