A soldier stands on guard along the Line of Control. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday lodged a strong protest with India over ‘unprovoked firing’ along the Working Boundary by its forces that left two civilians dead.
The Indian Deputy High Commissioner was summoned to the Foreign Office and handed over a demarche, a foreign ministry statement said.
It added that a strong protest was lodged against the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Working Boundary in Phuklian and Chaprar sectors that resulted in the ‘martyrdom’ of two civilians -- including one-and-a-half-year old baby girl.
Six civilians were also injured as a result of the Indian shelling. It was conveyed to the Indian side that “it should investigate the incident and share the findings with Pakistan; instruct its troops to respect the ceasefire in letter and spirit; refrain from intentionally targeting the villages; and maintain peace on the Working Boundary”. On Monday, Pakistan also lodged a strong protest with UNMOGIP regarding the ‘unprovoked’ firing along the Working Boundary.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 26th, 2016.
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