Islamabad:Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria on Wednesday claimed that India violated the ceasefire twice along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Karela sector of the disputed valley on october 19.
The second incident of cross-border firing started at 4pm on today and is still ongoing, said the spokesperson for the FO.
“LoCViolationsbyIndia continue as ceasefire violations began on October 19th midnight @Karela sector; was met by befitting response from our side.” This is the second ceasefire violation reported today, the FO alleged, adding that the Pakistan Army provided a “befitting response”. “Second time today India violated ceasefire @Karela sector which is continuing since 4pm, Pakistan Army’s responding.”
The Indian prime minister stepped up a drive to isolate Pakistan diplomatically after the Uri army base attack in India-held Kashmir earlier in September.
Hours after the attack occurred, Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh termed Pakistan a ‘terrorist state’. India also accused Pakistan of involvement in the attack.
The Uri attack occurred days before Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was set to address the United Nations General Assembly regarding Indian human rights violations in held Kashmir.
Following the attack, India claimed to have conducted a cross-border ‘surgical strike’ against ‘launch pads of terror’ in Azad Jammu and Kashmir – a claim Pakistan has strongly rejected.
Pakistan maintains India is attempting to divert the world’s attention away from ‘atrocities’ committed by government forces in India-held Kashmir.
Pakistan and India have locked horns over the Kashmir issue since Indian forces stepped up a crackdown against protesters after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed by government forces in July.
