TLTP
ISLAMABAD
Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with India over its recent ceasefire violations on the Line of Control (LoC) which resulted in the martyrdom of an innocent civilian. The Indian Chargé d´Affaires was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday to register the protest. 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, said the statement.
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 Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJ&K).
The 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 Indian occupation forces along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB) have been continuously targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-calibre mortars and automatic weapons. This year, India has committed 2840 ceasefire violations to date, resulting in 27 martyrdoms and serious injuries to 245 innocent civilians.
Earlier on Wednesday, a Pakistani father of three daughters was martyred by India’s unprovoked firing across the Line of Control (LoC), the military’s media wing said in a statement, in what comes as yet another ceasefire violation (CFV) by the Indian army. The unprovoked firing occurred at the Bagsar sector along the LoC, wherein Indian forces targeted civilian population, the ISPR said.
“An innocent citizen, Ansar, age 33 years, father of 3 daughters was hit & embraced martyrdom due to Indian indiscriminate fire while he was moving on a motorbike near his house in Garhi village,” Maj Gen Iftikhar wrote on Twitter.
