Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Pakistan Army Major-Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza during his weekly hotline contact with his Indian counterpart, has warned Indian Army, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement has said.

The director general notified Pakistan’s demarche to his Indian counterpart to protest deliberate targeting of Pakistan Army’s vehicle on Sunday, resulting in martyrdom of four soldiers, besides injuring two other people.

He emphasised the importance of controlling tactical actions of under-command troops, since these indiscretions could potentially spiral major standoffs.

He said that such acts have the potential to escalate, which he said would be extremely detrimental to peace and stability.

He also made it clear that while the Pakistan Army had been exercising restraint, recurrence of any such incident in future could leave it with no choice but to respond with further “strong and effective” steps.

“While we don’t want to go down the path where we start choking each other’s supply lines; however, any such recurrence will invoke more strong and effective measures from Pakistan’s side,” the DGMO Pakistan Army added.