Pakistan, Oct. 4 -- Pakistan summoned India's charge d'affaires on Saturday after two Pakistani civilians were shot dead and another wounded by Indian Border Security Force personnel near the Bedian sector in Kasur. Islamabad says Azmat Rasool and Mohsin Jutt were unarmed residents of Ladhar village who had moved only a few steps beyond a border pillar when the BSF opened fire without warning. It has demanded an investigation, action against those responsible and a formal account of what happened.

The Indian version, reported in its media, is that the men were attempting to enter Indian territory. Even so, that does not explain why lethal force was necessary. Borders have to be guarded and unauthorised crossings prevented, but neither co...