Islamabad (January 15, 2018): Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh was summoned to Foreign Office in Islamabad on Monday to lodge strong protest over Indian ceasefire violations that resulted in martyrdom of four Pakistan Army soldiers at Jandrot-Kotli Sector along the Line of Control.
In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr. Muhammad Faisal said ceasefire violations by India are a threat to regional peace and security and may lead to a strategic miscalculation.
He said despite calls for restraint, India continues to indulge in ceasefire violations.
“The deliberate targeting of civilian populated areas and troops carrying out maintenance activities is indeed deplorable and contrary to human dignity, international human rights and humanitarian laws,” a statement by Pakistan’s Foreign Office said Monday.
“The ceasefire violations by India are a threat to regional peace and security and may lead to a strategic miscalculation.”
The Spokesperson said deliberate targeting of civilian populated areas and troops carrying out maintenance activities is indeed deplorable and contrary to human dignity, international human rights and humanitarian laws.
Dr Faisal 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 along the LoC and the Working Boundary.
He urged that the Indian side should permit United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to play its mandated role as per the UN Security Council resolutions.
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