Another civilian injured in Indian firing along LoC: ISPR

Military's media wing says 45-year-old resident of village Madarpur sustained serious injuries in Satwal Sector

The Indian Army in yet another incident of ceasefire violation resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday, injuring an unarmed civilian, the military said.

"Indian troops deliberately targeted civilian population along the LoC in Satwal Sector," said a statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).

"Due to indiscriminate firing, a 45 years old resident of Madarpur village, sustained serious injuries. The injured has been evacuated to nearby medical facility for necessary medical care," the statement added.

Ceasefire violations by the Indian troops have increased in frequency and intensity since the February 27 air battle, in which two Indian fighter jets were shot down and the pilot of one downed aircraft was captured – only to be released later as a goodwill gesture last year.

More than 1,267 incidents of ceasefire violations by Indian troops were reported last year in which at least 47 people – mostly civilians – were martyred and more than 241 injured.



Tellingly, more than half of the fatalities, 26 to be precise, have been reported in CFVs since August 5 when the Narendra Modi-led Hindu extremist government stripped Occupied Jammu and Kashmir of its semi-autonomous constitutional status and put the entire disputed region under siege.

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that UN agencies including UNMOGIP endorsed Pakistan’s claims on ceasefire violations by India across the Line of Control during the UN Security Council meeting on Kashmir earlier this month.

He said UN officials appreciated Islamabad for giving them access to Azad Jammu and Kashmir whereas “they were denied permission to visit Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.”