Islamabad, May 8:Pakistan on Wednesday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia and condemned the “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by the Indian security forces along the Line of Control which resulted in the death of three civilians.
The Foreign Office (FO) said: “The Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) and the Working Boundary (WB) are continuously targeting civilian populated areas with heavy weapons.”Director General (SA and SAARC) Mohammad Faisal summoned Ahluwalia and “condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations” by the Indian security forces along the LoC, the FO said.
The FO said that on May 2 in Rakhchikri sector along the LoC, a 15-year-old boy was killed and his nine-year-old sister injured.On May 5 in Hotspring and Kotkotera sectors along the LoC, a woman and a 12-year-old boy were killed and a woman injured, it said.
This unprecedented escalation in ceasefire violations by India is continuing from 2017 when the Indian forces committed 1,970 ceasefire violations, it said. PTI
