The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia for a consecutive third time over consistent ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) by the Indian troops.
A statement issued by the FO read that Spokesperson Dr Faisal summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia again and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on July 30. “In addition to one martyrdom and nine victims of injuries conveyed to the High Commission of the Republic of India earlier on 31 July, 2019, in Nauseri Sector along LoC, one more innocent civilian lady, Bisma daughter of Ghulam Murtaza, was martyred while 6 other civilians, including women and children, sustained serious injuries. Resultantly, two innocent civilians have been martyred and fifteen civilians have sustained serious injuries on 30 July 2019,” the statement read.
“The Indian occupation forces along the LoC and Working Boundary have continuously been targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars, and automatic weapons, which still continues,” the FO said. “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 spokesperson urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 ceasefire arrangement, investigate these 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.
