RAWALPINDI: Indian Army troops on Tuesday resorted to unprovoked fire in Baroh and Tandar Sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) and martyred a soldier of Pakistan Army and 15-year old boy. The unprovoked CFV aimed at targeting civilian population, said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release.
“In intense exchange of fire Sepoy Shafique fighting valiantly embraced shahadat.”
It added that 15 years old boy resident of village Baroh embraced shahdat while 4 civilians including a woman and 80 years old male resident of village Kartan in Tandar Sector got injured.
Pakistan army troops responded and targeted those posts which initiated fire. However, there were reports of substantial damage to Indian posts in men and material. Indian 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.
This year, India has committed 2,340 ceasefire violations to date, resulting in the martyrdom of 18 people and serious injuries to 187 innocent civilians, said FO Spokesperson Zahid Hafiz Chaudhry.
Last week, Foreign diplomats and defence attaches of 24 countries posted in Pakistan visited the Line of Control (LoC) to inspect India’s border violations.
Foreign diplomats and defence attaches of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, South Africa, Palestine, European Union, Bosnia, Azerbaijan, Greece, Australia, Iran, Iraq, UK, Italy, Poland, Germany, France, Egypt, Switzerland, Libya, Afghanistan and other countries had visited the LoC at the Pakistani side.
Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG-ISPR) Major General Iftikhar Babar had briefed the visiting delegation about the ceasefire violations from the Indian side
