-India resorted to LoC aggression after 4 Indian soldiers killed in internal clashes with freedom fighters
-One martyred 3 injured in Indian firing
-Pakistani response causes heavy damage to Indian army
-Indian media confirms heavy casualties on Indian side
RAWALPINDI: One civilian was martyred and three others were injured by Indian shelling from across the Line of Control (LoC), Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday.
The army said Indian troops had resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violations in the Rakhchikri and Khanjar sectors along the LoC, targeting civilians with rockets and mortars in Tari Band and Samahni villages.
“One citizen embraced shahadat; three civilians, including two women, got injured,” added the ISPR. “Pakistan Army responded effectively targeting Indian Army posts.”
In September, an 11-year-old girl was martyred due to unprovoked ceasefire violations by Indian troops in the Hotsprings and Rakhchikri sectors. The ISPR said four civilians, including a 75-year-old woman and two young boys, also got injured.Earlier, the Foreign Office had said India has “been continuously targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars, and automatic weapons” along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB).
It said India has committed over 2,150 ceasefire violations in 2020, terming them “egregious violations of international law” that were part of New Delhi’s “consistent attempts to escalate the situation along the LoC” and a threat to regional peace and security.
Pakistan has been consistently summoning senior Indian diplomats to register its strong protests over New Delhi’s CFVs along the LoC that often result in serious injuries to and martyrdom of innocent civilians. Responding to the escalation in tensions at the LOC from the Indian side, ISPR said that Pakistan is a peace-loving nation and its army also wants peace in the region. However, when attacked, they would defend every inch of the homeland, the media wing said.
on 13 November 2020, Indian Army opted for resorting to unprovoked and indiscriminate fire of all calibers, including Artillery and heavy mortars, along LOC in various sectors of AJ&K.
The targeted areas included Neelum Valley (Nekrun, Kel, Sharda, Dudhnial, Shahkot, Jura, Nauseri sectors), Leepa Valley (Danna, Mandal and Kayani secotrs), Jhelum Valley (Chham and Pandu secorts), and Bagh Valley (Pirkanthi, Sankh, Haji Pir, Bedori and Kailer sectors).
In this deliberate attempt, Indian Army did not limit itself to engagement of Army Posts / positions, rather, in utter disregard to all international obligations and human rights, targeted civil population resulting serious casualties to innocent civilians to include 4 x shaheed and 12 injured.
In response to this provocative act, Pakistan Army gave a befitting reply to the Indian Army, and effectively targeted those Indian posts which engaged innocent civilians. As a result, substantial losses, both in terms of men and material, have been incurred on to Indian troops which have also been accepted by Indian Media.
Indian’s confirmed losses are much more than being acknowledged. In this valiant act, 1 x brave soldier of Pakistan Army embraced shahadat while 5 others got injured. Such cowardly acts of targeting innocent civilians reflect sheer lack of morality, utter un-professionalism and total disregard to human rights by the Indian Army and are also clear violation of cease fire understanding of 2003.
