55 Pakistani civilians martyred, 300 injured in Indian ceasefire violations in 2018

55 Pakistani civilians martyred, 300 injured in Indian ceasefire violations in 2018

RAWALPINDI - DG ISPR has expressed concern over civilian killings during India’s continued ceasefire violations and said that this year saw the highest number of civilian killings on Pakistani side.

“At least 55 civilians lost their lives while 300 others were injured in these ceasefire violations by India, we cannot ofcourse retaliate as it doesn’t suit a professional force (to kill civilians) and because our Kashmiri brethren live on the other side,” said DG ISPR.

Asif Ghafoor maintained that Pakistan wants talks with India for durable peace but tit is the Indian side which is continuously backing off from negotiations.

He added that Pakistan opened the Kartarpur border as the first step in the process and now it is India’s turn to show it is willing to come on the table.