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Pakistan summons Indian envoy to protest killing of civilian in LoC ceasefire violation
The Foreign Office (FO) on Monday summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh to protest the latest "unprovoked ceasefire violations" by Indian border forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Bagsar sector which resulted in the death of a civilian, Radio Pakistan reported.
According to a press release issued by FO Director General (South Asia and Saarc) Dr Muhammad Faisal, who also serves as the foreign ministry spokesperson, the firing at the LoC left civilian Azeem dead and caused injuries to a woman.
"The Indian forces along the Line of Control and the Working boundary are continuously targeting civilian populated areas with heavy weapons," the statement read, adding that this "unprecedented escalation" in ceasefire violations by India has been ongoing since 2017, a year during which they committed 1,970 such violations.
The statement termed the "deliberate targeting" of an area populated by civilians as "deplorable and contrary to human dignity, international human rights and humanitarian laws".
It added that India's ceasefire violations were a threat to both regional peace and security, and "may lead to a strategic miscalculation".
Dr Faisal urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 ceasefire agreement. He asked them to investigate this as well as other incidents of ceasefire violations and to instruct Indian forces to respect the ceasefire "in letter and spirit and maintain peace on the LoC and the Working Boundary".
The FO spokesperson also urged the Indian side to allow the United Nations Military Observers Mission for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to play its mandated role as per United Nations Security Council resolutions.
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Still civilians hasn't been shifted to safer zones.So irresponsible.
Give proof.
Nothing but Pakistan's diplomatic maerry-go-round. This does not impact idea at all. It only makes it appear or government is doimng something. From the PML-N administration to the PTI administration there is no change here.
@SATT, it's their villages, It's incredibly difficult to shift people away from areas they have lived for generations and have attachments to.
There is no ceasefire agreement. There are only borders and if one do notorious things other also reciprocate.
Ok, keep doing your protest but why did you stop power supply to the consulate?
@Umair, difficult to move people who lived there for generation? Says a Pakistani citizen whose country was formed by division and migration of people.
Actions needed....just calling and talking won't solve this complicated problem....unfortunately common people are paying heavy price for lack if political will....
Is there an easier way to solve this problem ? Can two foreign secretaries meet at the common border and agree to a permanent settlement without the fanfare and the media ? The USA and Canada have had numerous border disputes over 200 years but never an armed confrontation and the 4788 miles border is the longest unguarded and non militarized border in the whole world. Why can’t we learn over 70 years ?
For domestic consumption
@Helloworld, Pakistan was created by division and migration. Any better idea's how this could have been achieved?
This ritual happens every time something happens on the border. What is the value of getting the deputy and what does it get value. It is a useless exercise.
It is funny that if you read Indian newspapers, they don't report ceasefire violations carried out by Indian troops, but reports of ceasefire violations carried out by Pakistani troops appear as frequently as such reports appear in Pakistani newspapers. How long do we have to live in this falsified idea that they really happen unprovoked, or happen at all? In my mind, I see the political leaders planning these events so that common people do not think about the actual problems in our two countries, and having a laugh over our foolishness.