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ISLAMABAD : ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifon Tuesday urged the United Nations to take notice of the frequent ceasefire violations by India on the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan.
\nChairing a meeting on the deteriorating situation at LoC, the prime minister said deliberate escalation of tension by Indian forces was a threat to regional peace and security.
\nThe meeting was held in the backdrop of the recent unprovoked Indian firing that resulted in the martyrdom of seven Pakistani soldiers in Bhimber.
\nExpressing profound grief and extending heartfelt condolences to the families of the martyrs the prime minister said Pakistan was exercising maximum restraint in the face of Indian violence which should not be misunderstood as its weakness.
\nPakistan cannot be bullied by such tactics as we are fully capable of defending our soil against any belligerence the PM said.Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif chaired a meeting regarding the deteriorating situation at the Line of Control (LoC) at PM House this morning.
\nAdviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Mr. Sartaj Aziz briefed the Prime Minister on the situation at LoC and the response of the government after the latest unprovoked Indian firing that led to the Shahadat of seven Pakistani soldiers, in the Bhimber area.
\nGeneral (R) Nasir Khan Janjua NSA, Mr Tariq Fatemi SAPM and other senior government officials were also present during the meeting.
\nDuring the meeting, Sartaj Aziz briefed briefed the Prime Minister on the increased frequency of indiscriminate firing and shelling from the Indian side targeting civilian populated areas. The Advisor said that the recent incidents of firing by the Indian forces have resulted in the martyrdom of 26 civilians and injuries to 107, including women and children, in complete violation of the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding and International law.
\nWhile expressing profound grief and extending heartfelt ondolences to the families of the martyrs, the Prime Minister stressed that Pakistan was exercising maximum restraint in the face of Indian violence, which should not be misunderstood as our weakness.
\n\u201cPakistan cannot be bullied by such tactics as we are fully capable of defending our soil against any belligerence\u201d, underlined the Prime Minister. He said that deliberate escalation of tension at LoC by the Indian Forces is a threat to regional peace and security.
\n“It is also a futile attempt of the Indian authorities to divert the world\u2019s attention from the worst kind of atrocities they are committing against defenseless and innocent people of the Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK)”, said the Prime Minister.
\nThe Prime Minister urged that UN must take notice of the ceasefire violations on LoC and the unwarranted escalation of tension between the two countries. “Our Armed Forces do not initiate fire but will always respond in a befitting manner to any aggression”, he added.
\nMeanwhile, the Prime Minister was also briefed on Pak-US relations in the backdrop of recently held Presidential elections in the United States.
\nReaffirming to further strengthen bilateral relations, the Prime Minister said that Pakistan and US enjoy strong and strategic partnership spanning over a period of seven decades.
\nNawaz Sharif said Pakistan looks forward to closely work with the newly elected government for realization of peace, security and prosperity in the region and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tension at LoC by Indian forces threat to regional peace ISLAMABAD : ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifon Tuesday urged the United Nations to take notice of the frequent ceasefire violations by India on the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan. Chairing a meeting on the deteriorating situation at LoC, the prime minister said deliberate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6462","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n