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By APD writer Muhammad Sohail
Pakistan on Sunday summoned the Indian envoy Gaurav Ahluwalia in Islamabad and condemned the killing of civilians by the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) which divides the disputed region of Kashmir, a statement said.
The Director-General at Pakistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Faisal told Indian envoy that due to indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by Indian forces, including use of heavy artillery, five innocent civilians were killed, while six others, including women and children, sustained serious injuries.
The statement said that Indian forces have continuously been targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy caliber mortars, and automatic weapons.
Indian forces’ targeting of civilians is a typical attempt by India to divert international attention from the humanitarian nightmare in Indian-controlled Kashmir, said the statement, adding that it is indeed deplorable and contrary to human dignity, International Human Rights and Humanitarian Laws.
Earlier, the director-general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Pakistan army’s media wing, said that at least nine soldiers of the Indian army were killed and many others injured when Pakistan Army troops "effectively responded" to the latest Indian ceasefire violations, deliberately targeting civilians.
"Indian Army struggling to pick dead bodies and evacuate injured soldiers. Indian Army raising the white flag. This they should think before initiating unprovoked ceasefire violations and respect military norms by avoiding targeting innocent civilians,” said the ISPR.
The ISPR also said that one of its soldiers was also killed while two others sustained injuries.
The Indo-Pak relations are very tense especially after India’s move to revoke Kashmir’s special autonomy on August 5, which Pakistan rejected strongly.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
