LAHORE: Two citizens were killed and three injured in Jandrot and Hot Spring sector as Indian troops unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
The deceased civilians Waqar Younus, 18, and Asad Ali, 19 were residents of Bhabra village, while three other injured civilians Muhammad Shahbaz, 30, Shumaila khurshid, 35, and Hafsa Shabbir, 14 were residents of Chakrali village.
According to ISPR, Pakistan Army effectively responded to the firing on civilians causing damage to Indian posts and casualties on the other side of the border.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh to record Pakistan’s protest over the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian troops.
The DG Saarc from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised India to maintain peace on the LoC and to respect the 2003 Ceasefire arrangement.
A week ago, a 70-year-old man was martyred in unprovoked firing across the LoC by Indian troops in Chirikot.
Meanwhile on the same day, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the Chief of Army Staff visited troops along LoC in Muzaffarabad. The army received a detailed briefing by local commanders about the current operational situation, where the Pakistani troops assured that no Indian misadventure shall go without a befitting response.
