–Pakistan summons Indian diplomat to lodge protest over CFVs
ISLAMABAD: Indian troops resorted to unprovoked firing across the Line of Control (LoC), targeting the civilian population in Baghsar sector, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday.
According to ISPR, a 20-year-old-youth Moin Akhtar received critical injuries in the cross-border firing from Indian troops. The youth was evacuated to a nearby hospital to receive medical attention.
On Friday, two women were left injured after Indian Army resorted to unprovoked firing in Rakhchikri and Baroh sectors along the LoC.
The Indian Army has committed ceasefire violations at least 1,697 times in 2020 alone, the ISPR added.
Earlier last week, an elderly woman was wounded after Indian forces opened unprovoked fire across the LoC, the military’s media wing said.
Later in the day, the Foreign Office (FO) summoned a senior Indian diplomat to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to register its protest over the ceasefire violations along the LoC.
The Indian occupation forces along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB) have been continuously targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars and automatic weapons.
This year, India has committed 1,732 ceasefire violations to date, resulting in 14 martyrdoms and serious injuries to 134 innocent civilians.
Condemning the deplorable targeting of innocent civilians by the Indian occupation forces, it was underscored that such senseless acts are in clear violation of the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding, and are also against all established humanitarian norms and professional military conduct, read the FO communiqué.
“These egregious violations of international law reflect consistent Indian attempts to escalate the situation along the LoC and are a threat to regional peace and security. It was added that by raising tensions along the LoC and the WB, India cannot divert attention from the grave human rights situation in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K).”
Indian side was called upon to respect the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding; investigate this and other such incidents of deliberate ceasefire violations and maintain peace along the LoC and the WB. The Indian side was also urged to allow the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to play its mandated role as per the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions, the statement said.
