Befitting response of Pak Army kill six Indian soldiers
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Six Indian soldiers were killed with multiple injured on Tuesday by Pakistan Army in a ‘befitting response’ to Indian ceasefire violations along the Line of Control in Tatta Pani sector.
As per Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major-General Asif Ghafoor, firing from the Indian side had led to three civilians getting martyred including a boy aged seven.
“Pakistan Army’s befitting response to Indian CFVs in Tatta Pani Sector along LOC. Indian fire had martyred 3 civilians including 7 years old boy. Pakistan Army targeted Indian posts. 6 Indian soldiers including an officer killed, many injured 2 bunkers destroyed,” read his tweet.
Indian envoy summoned
The Foreign Office (FO) today summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia to protest “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by Indian border forces along the LoC in Hot Spring and Chirikot sectors on August 18. The envoy was summoned in the wake of seven-year-old Saddam’s death.
“The Indian occupation forces along the LoC and Working Boundary have continuously been targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-calibre mortars, and automatic weapons, which still continues,” an FO statement said, adding that this unprecedented escalation in ceasefire violations by Indian forces has been going on since the year 2017, when they committed 1,970 such violations.
“The deliberate targeting of civilian populated areas is indeed deplorable and contrary to human dignity, international human rights and humanitarian laws,” the statement said.
It added that India’s ceasefire violations were a threat to regional peace and security and “may lead to a strategic miscalculation”.
According to the press release, FO Director General (South Asia and Saarc) Dr Muhammad Faisal urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 ceasefire agreement. He asked New Delhi to investigate these as well as other incidents of ceasefire violations and to instruct Indian forces to respect the ceasefire “in letter and spirit and maintain peace on the LoC and the Working Boundary”.
The FO spokesperson also urged the Indian side to allow the United Nations Military Observers Group for India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to play its mandated role as per United Nations Security Council resolutions.
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