ISLAMABAD – Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh was again summonedto Foreign Office on Friday to protest lodged with him over continuedceasefire violations by Indian forces along Working Boundary atSialkot-Harpal sector.
One innocent civilian was martyred and nine others, including women andelderly people, were injured in the Indian forces’ firing.
The Indian Deputy High Commissioner was told that deliberate targeting ofcivilian populated areas is deplorable and contrary to human dignity,international human rights and humanitarian laws.
Director-General South Asia Dr. Muhammad Faisal said that ceasefireviolations by India are a threat to regional peace and security and maylead to a strategic miscalculation.
He urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 Ceasefire arrangement;investigate this and other incidents of ceasefire violations; instruct theIndian forces to respect the ceasefire, in letter and spirit and maintainpeace on the LoC and the Working Boundary.
He insisted that the Indian side should permit UNMOGIP to play its mandatedrole as per the UN Security Council resolutions.