ISLAMABAD, Jan 31: The Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production warned on Thursday that ceasefire violations by India along the Line of Control (LoC) could damage the peace process.

“The committee records its apprehension that unabated unilateral violations of LoC by the Indian troops and the following propaganda to malign Pakistan’s armed forces may cause serious damage to the peace process and prospects of better understanding and relations between the two countries so essentially required for the welfare of the common man of the two countries,” the committee said in a resolution unanimously passed at its meeting.

Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, who heads the committee, had convened the special meeting of the committee to get a briefing by the ministry of defence on violations of the LoC by Indian forces and Pakistan Army’s response to that.

Defence Secretary Asif Yasin Malik briefed the meeting.

The members asked Indian leadership to deal with the situation in a positive manner for the sake of peace in the region and prevent recurrence of such incidents.According to a statement issued after the meeting, the committee members called on the UN Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan and the international community to play their role in clarifying the situation, preventing further escalation and recurrence of such incidents.

Senator Mushahid appreciated “the vigilant role as well as restraint by the Pakistani troops”.