ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office Friday summoned the
Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the
Indian security forces along the Line of Control (LoC).The
Indian firing in Sharda, Nezapir, Satwal and Bagsar sectors on Thursday martyred a 10-year
Child and left 22 others injured, including seven children and four women, a Foreign Office statement said.Faizan, 10, was martyred in indiscriminate and unprovoked
firing by the
Indian Army in Sharda Sector of LoC, while 16 civilians, including six children and two women, sustained serious injuries.Two, including a women, were
injured in Nezapir, three, including a
Child and woman, were
injured in Satwal Sector, and one in Bagsar Sector.The
Indian forces along the LoC and Working Boundary have continuously been targeting the civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars, and automatic weapons. Director General (South Asia and Saarc) Dr. Mohammad Faisal urged the
Indian side to respect the 2003 Ceasefire Arrangement, investigate these 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.He further urged that the
Indian side should permit the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to play its mandated role as per the UN Security Council resolutions.
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