Pakistan summoned top Indian diplomat on Thursday and lodged with him a strong protest over unprovoked ceasefire violation along Line of Control (LoC) which resulted in killing of a woman. "The Director General (SA & SAARC), Dr Mohammad Faisal, summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control on 2nd August 2018 in Mandal Sector," said a Foreign Office statement.
It stated that the unprovoked firing resulted in the martyrdom of one innocent civilian 35-year-old Nusrat Bibi, wife of Shakeel, in Ghasla village.
It stated that the Indian forces along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary are continuously targeting civilian populated areas with heavy weapons.
In 2018, it noted that the Indian forces have carried out more than 1,400 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary, resulting in the martyrdom of 30 innocent civilians, while injuring 121 others. This unprecedented escalation in ceasefire violations by India has been continuing since the year 2017 when the Indian forces committed 1970 ceasefire violations.
"The deliberate targeting of civilian populated areas is indeed deplorable and contrary to human dignity, international human rights and humanitarian laws. The ceasefire violations by India are a threat to regional peace and security and may lead to a strategic miscalculation," it added.
The director general urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 Ceasefire Arrangement; investigate this and other incidents of ceasefire violations; instruct the Indian forces to respect the ceasefire, in letter and spirit and maintain peace on the LoC and the Working Boundary. He urged that the Indian side should permit UNMOGIP to play its mandated role as per the UN Security Council resolutions.