ISLAMABAD – Disgraceful Indian Army responds over Pak Army allegations ofusing cluster bombs at civilians.
The Indian Army on Saturday strongly rejected Pak allegations that it used”cluster ammunition” along the Line of Control (LoC), calling Islamabad’sremarks yet another “lie, deceipt and deception”.
Responding to tweets by Pakistani officials, the army said, “Pakistan armyregularly attempts to push terrorists through infiltrations and opens upwith multitude of weapons to assist them.”
It said that India, during numerous Directorate of MilitaryOperations-level talks, has maintained the right to respond.
“Such responses are only against military targets and infiltratingterrorists who are aided by Pak Army. Allegations of firing of clusterbombs by India is yet another Pak’s lie, deceipt and deception,” the armysaid in a statement.
Earlier, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in a tweet”strongly condemned” what he said was “blatant use of cluster ammunition”by Indian security forces along the LoC.
“Strongly condemn the blatant use of cluster ammunition by Indian SecurityForces targeting innocent civilians along the Line Of Control.
This is clear violation of the Geneva Convention & International Laws,” hesaid in a tweet.
Pakistan Army’s spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor also alleged thatthe Indian Army was using cluster bombs.