Unprovoked firing: Army chief visits LoC amid fresh truce violation by Indian troops
Indian deputy high commissioner summoned
The ISPR says Pakistani troops have effectively tackled the Indian aggression. PHOTO: File
RAWALPINDI:
Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited troops deployed along the Line of Control in Nikial Sector on Saturday – the day six Kashmiri civilians were injured in fresh unprovoked firing by Indian troops.
The army chief was briefed on the high state of operational readiness, effective response to Indian ceasefire violations and high morale of Pakistani troops, the military’s media wing, the ISPR, said in a statement.
Gen Qamar also visited parents of Lieutenant Khawar at his home who embraced martyrdom during an operation in Bannu district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. He hailed the supreme sacrifice of the officer and his family for the motherland. Rawalpindi Corps Commander Lt Gen Nadeem Raza accompanied the army chief.
Indian deputy high commissioner summoned over LoC firing
Meanwhile, unprovoked firing by Indian border forces along the LoC continued unabated on Saturday. Indian forces violated the ceasefire in Karela, Kotkoterra, Khuiratta, Sabzkot, Baroh, Tandar and Khanjar sectors. According to the ISPR, Pakistani troops effectively tackled the Indian aggression; however, three civilians in the Kotkoterra sector suffered injuries during the exchange of fire.
Any misadventure by the Indian army across the LoC will be responded with full force and could lead to unintended consequences, ISPR’s Director General Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said in a statement. “Indian army has been targeting innocent civilians on both sides of LoC.”
India’s Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh was summoned to protest persistent firing by the forces along the LoC, the Foreign Office said in a statement. He was handed a communiqué which stated that the ceasefire violations must be stopped forthwith. “India must bring an end to incidents of unprovoked firing,” it said.
Last week, India accused Pakistani forces of killing two soldiers patrolling the LoC and mutilating their bodies. Pakistan Army denied the allegations and said it had not committed any ceasefire violations.
Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited troops deployed along the Line of Control in Nikial Sector on Saturday – the day six Kashmiri civilians were injured in fresh unprovoked firing by Indian troops.
The army chief was briefed on the high state of operational readiness, effective response to Indian ceasefire violations and high morale of Pakistani troops, the military’s media wing, the ISPR, said in a statement.
Gen Qamar also visited parents of Lieutenant Khawar at his home who embraced martyrdom during an operation in Bannu district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. He hailed the supreme sacrifice of the officer and his family for the motherland. Rawalpindi Corps Commander Lt Gen Nadeem Raza accompanied the army chief.
Indian deputy high commissioner summoned over LoC firing
Meanwhile, unprovoked firing by Indian border forces along the LoC continued unabated on Saturday. Indian forces violated the ceasefire in Karela, Kotkoterra, Khuiratta, Sabzkot, Baroh, Tandar and Khanjar sectors. According to the ISPR, Pakistani troops effectively tackled the Indian aggression; however, three civilians in the Kotkoterra sector suffered injuries during the exchange of fire.
Any misadventure by the Indian army across the LoC will be responded with full force and could lead to unintended consequences, ISPR’s Director General Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said in a statement. “Indian army has been targeting innocent civilians on both sides of LoC.”
India’s Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh was summoned to protest persistent firing by the forces along the LoC, the Foreign Office said in a statement. He was handed a communiqué which stated that the ceasefire violations must be stopped forthwith. “India must bring an end to incidents of unprovoked firing,” it said.
Last week, India accused Pakistani forces of killing two soldiers patrolling the LoC and mutilating their bodies. Pakistan Army denied the allegations and said it had not committed any ceasefire violations.