By Our Diplomatic
Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office summoned on Wednesday the Indian Charge d’affaires to register Pakistan’s strong protest over ceasefire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC).
50-year-old Khadeeja, a resident of Grid Janubi village, was martyred and 16-year-old Samar, a resident of Grid Janubi village, 18-year-old Aneela Kausar, a resident of Barmoch village and 4-yeart-old Muhammad Seemab, a resident of Tanoon village, sustained serious injuries due to indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by Indian forces in Hotspring and Jandrot Sectors of the LoC on the 22th of December.
Spokesperson Zahid Hafiz Chaudhri said the Indian occupation forces along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB) have been continuously targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars, and automatic weapons.
In 2020, he added, the Indian forces have carried out 3012 ceasefire violations to date, resulting in 28 martyrdoms and serious injuries to 253 innocent civilians.
Condemning the deplorable targeting of innocent civilians by the Indian occupation forces, it was underscored that such senseless acts are in clear violation of the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding, and are also against all established humanitarian norms and professional military conduct.
