COAS urges troops to extend 'all-out support' to Indian CFV affectees
Interacting with officers and men, COAS appreciated them for continued vigil and remarkable operational preparedness. PHOTO: ISPR
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, during a visit to forward areas at Chamb Sector along the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday, asked troops to extend all-out support to the local population affected by unprovoked Indian ceasefire violations, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
"Remain steadfast, discharge your duties with utmost sincerity and devotion," the army chief was quoted by ISPR, the military’s media wing, as saying.
Interacting with officers and men, Gen Qamar appreciated them for their continued vigil and remarkable operational preparedness.
The army chief was briefed on the latest operational situation including Indian ceasefire violations (CFVs), deliberately targeting local residents living near the de facto border.
Commander Rawalpindi Corps Lieutenant General Azhar Abbas received the COAS upon his arrival at the LoC.
The Indian occupation forces have been continuously targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-calibre mortars and automatic weapons along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB).
This year, India has committed over 2,500 ceasefire violations to date, resulting in the martyrdom of many innocent civilians.
ISPR Director General Major General Babar Iftikhar, during a visit of ambassadors, diplomats, defence attaches and representatives of various countries and international organisations in Jura Sector last month, said that Indian Army was using cluster bombs on children and innocent civilians.
The ISPR chief informed the diplomats that there had been an increase in ceasefire violations since 2014. “India is violating human rights in occupied Kashmir,” he said. “It is committing provocations and deliberately targeting civilian population with heavy weapons to divert attention from its oppression of minorities."
Maj Gen Iftikhar further stated that on July 30 and 31, the Indian forces used cluster ammunition, targeting the civilian population of Neelam Valley. Fragments of the used ammunition were also shown to the diplomats. “Use of cluster ammunition is prohibited under international law,” he said.