The Foreign Office on Monday summoned India’s deputy high commissioner at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violation by the Indian forces.
On Saturday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) had confirmed that one person was injured when Indian border troops opened fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Chari Kott sector in Azad Jammu Kashmir.
On Monday, Foreign Affairs Ministry’s South Asia & SAARC Director General Dr Mohammad Faisal summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violation by Indian forces on April 1, 2017.
“The deliberate targeting of civilians was indeed condemnable and contrary to human dignity and international human rights and humanitarian laws,” the statement said. The director general urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 ceasefire understanding.
He asked the Indian diplomat to investigate this and other incidents of ceasefire violations; instruct the Indian forces to respect the ceasefire in letter and spirit and maintain peace on the Line of Control.
