Two Pakistani soldiers were killed by "unprovoked" firing by Indian army along the Line of Control (LoC) to the east of Pakistan on Thursday morning, a military statement said.

The Inter- Services Public Relations (ISPR) here said in the statement that the Indian army opened unprovoked firing in Bhimber, hotspring, kel, and Lipa sectors of the LoC.

Pakistani troops befittingly responded to exchange of fire which started at 2:30 a.m. local time and continued till 8:00 a.m., the statement added.

The recent tension along the LoC area is the outcome of an attack on a basecamp of Indian army in Uri sector of the Indian-controlled Kashmir on Sept. 18, which left 17 Indian soldiers dead.

New Delhi blamed Pakistan for the attack, but Islamabad rejected the accusation.

Pakistan and India declared ceasefire along the LoC in 2003. However, border troops occasionally trade fire for which both sides accuse each other.