Pakistan has summoned a senior Indian diplomat over recent ceasefire violations in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir that led to the death of two civilians.

Pakistan conveyed its concerns over the violations to the Indian Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh, the Pakistani foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

"Pakistan urged India to immediately stop the violations and observe the 2003 ceasefire understanding,” the statement added.

According to the statement, a civilian was killed by cross-border shelling carried out by Indian troops near the Harpal sector of the Line of Control and another civilian died and four others sustained injuries after Indian security forces opened fire in the Jandrot, Nikhial, and Karela sectors of the line.

The Line of Control, or LoC, is the dividing line between the Indian and Pakistani administered sides of Kashmir.

On Tuesday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed “serious concern” over the latest upsurge in violence along the disputed border area.

“The secretary general calls upon the governments of India and Pakistan to exercise maximum restraint and take all feasible steps to ensure the protection of civilians,” read a statement issued by a UN spokesperson on Tuesday.

Kashmir has been a flashpoint since the subcontinent was divided by Britain in 1947. India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire in 2003. However, the two sides often accuse each other of violating the accord. Thousands of people have been killed in the unrest in the restive region over the past two decades.