Pakistan summoned a senior Indian diplomat yet again on Tuesday, and lodged with him a strong protest over the continued unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC).

"A senior Indian diplomat was summoned to register Pakistan's strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the LoC in Bagsar Sector, on 4th May 2020, resulting in serious injuries to six innocent civilians," Foreign Office spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said.

Due to indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by the Indian occupation forces, she said that 45 years old, Waheed, 55 years old, Nazima Bibi, and 12 years old, Aqeel, residents of Khaulian village, whereas 50 years old, Zareena Begum, and 30 years old, Shaheen Begum, residents of Penga village; and 45 years old, Jamil, resident of Bandala village, sustained serious injuries.

"The Indian occupation forces along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB) have continuously been targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars and automatic weapons," she said.

In 2020, India has so far committed 957 ceasefire violations, Farooqui added. Condemning the deplorable targeting of innocent civilians by the Indian occupation forces, she stated that it was underscored that such senseless acts were in clear violation of the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding, and were also against all established humanitarian norms and professional military conduct.

"These egregious violations of international law reflect consistent Indian attempts to escalate the situation along the LoC and are a threat to regional peace and security," she said, adding Indian side was informed that by raising tensions along the LoC and the WB, it cannot divert attention from the grave human rights situation in the Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K).

She further said the Indian side was called upon to respect the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding; investigate this and other such incidents of deliberate ceasefire violations and maintain peace along the LoC and the WB.

She added the Indian side was also urged to allow the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to play its mandated role as per the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions.