Ceasefire violations: Indian envoy summoned

26 Oct, 2016

Pakistan on Tuesday lodged a strong protest with India by summoning its top diplomat to Ministry of Foreign Affairs over repeated ceasefire violation on the Working Boundary. "The Indian Deputy High Commissioner was summoned by the Director General, South Asia and SAARC) today (Tuesday)", said a Foreign Office statement.
It stated that a strong protest was lodged against the unprovoked ceasefire violations on 23-24 October 2016, by the Indian occupation forces at the Working Boundary in Phuklian and Chaprar Sectors, which resulted in killing of two civilians including one and a half years old innocent baby girl. Six civilians were also injured as a result of the Indian shelling, it added. "It was conveyed to the Indian side that it should investigate the incident and share the findings with Pakistan, instruct its troops to respect the ceasefire in letter and spirit, refrain from intentionally targeting the villages and maintain peace on the Working Boundary", the statement added.

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