Islamabad, Dec. 8 (TNS): Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P Singh was summoned to the Foreign Office on Friday to condemn the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian forces in Chirikot Sector which targeted a funeral procession and resulted in the martyrdom of two mourners and injuries to four others.
According to the statement of the Foreign Office, despite calls for restraint, India is continuing to indulge in ceasefire violations.
In current year to date, Indian forces have carried out more than 1300 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary, resulting in the shahadats of 54 innocent civilians and injuries to 174 others, as compared to 382 ceasefire violations in 2016.
The Foreign Office said the deliberate targeting of civilians is indeed deplorable and contrary to human dignity and international human rights and humanitarian laws. The ceasefire violations by India are a threat to regional peace and security and may lead to a strategic miscalculation.
The Foreign Office urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 ceasefire arrangement, 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 LoC and the Working Boundary.
It urged that the Indian side should permit UNMOGIP to play its mandated role as per the UN Security Council resolutions.
