Pakistan lodges protest with India over firing across working boundary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons Deputy High Commissioner of India
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan on Monday summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner to the Foreign Office and lodged a protest over unprovoked firing by Indian soldiers in Charwah sector near the Sialkot working boundary which killed a woman and injured two others on Monday morning.
According to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement, the Deputy High Commissioner of India was summoned on Monday and it was emphasised that such “unfortunate incidents were taking place at a time when the leadership on both sides had expressed willingness to improve bilateral relations, which had paved the way for the Foreign Secretary-level talks to resume dialogue”.
This was the 54th incident of ceasefire violation by Indian troops since July this year.
Pakistan on Monday summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner to the Foreign Office and lodged a protest over unprovoked firing by Indian soldiers in Charwah sector near the Sialkot working boundary which killed a woman and injured two others on Monday morning.
According to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement, the Deputy High Commissioner of India was summoned on Monday and it was emphasised that such “unfortunate incidents were taking place at a time when the leadership on both sides had expressed willingness to improve bilateral relations, which had paved the way for the Foreign Secretary-level talks to resume dialogue”.
This was the 54th incident of ceasefire violation by Indian troops since July this year.