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Pakistan on Thursday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh and condemned the "unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian forces" that killed at least two civilians and injured five others in the disputed Kashmir region.
The Pakistan army said Indian forces initiated unprovoked firing at Batal, Jandrot and Hotspring sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir on Thursday morning.
The Foreign Ministry said the Indian firing started at 7:15 a.m. loacal time, resulting in the killing of two civilians - Ghizar Ahmed and Fazal Hussain.
Five civilians, including three women, were injured in the firing, a Foreign Ministry statement said.
Director General on the South Asian Desk at the Foreign Ministry Mohammad Faisal summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner and lodged a formal protest.
"The deliberate targeting of civilians is indeed condemnable and contrary to human dignity and international human rights and humanitarian laws," the Pakistani official told the Indian envoy.
Pakistan and India had declared ceasefire along the LoC in 2003. Both routinely accuse each other of ceasefire violation.
"The Director General urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding; 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," the Foreign Ministry said.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
