Srinagar, Aug 6 (IANS): "These incidents don't help efforts to normalise or even improve relations" with Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Tuesday over the killing of five Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops.

Five Indian army soldiers were killed by Pakistani troops who crossed the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took to his micro blogging twitter site to express condolences with the families of the slain soldiers.

Omar also said incidents like this give a lie to Pakistan assertions of peace with India.

“Was briefed early this morning about news that 5 of our soldiers had been killed on the LOC. My heartfelt condolences to their next of kin," Omar said in his first comment on the incident.

His another tweet said: “These incidents don't help efforts to normalise or even improve relations with Pak & call into question the Pak Govt's recent overtures”.