ISLAMABAD: A senior Indian diplomat was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to lodge Pakistan’s protest over ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on 30 December 2020, resulting in serious injuries to an innocent civilian.
A statement issued by Foreign Office said that due to indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by the Indian occupation forces in Kotkotera Sector, 34-year-old Muhammad Sarfaraz s/o Mishri Khan, at Phalni Bazar, sustained serious injuries.
It said the Indian occupation forces along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB) have been continuously targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars, and automatic weapons.
According to FO, the Indian occupation forces carried out 3,097 ceasefire violations, resulting in 28 martyrdoms and serious injuries to 257 innocent civilians in 2020.
It was underscored that such senseless acts are in clear violation of the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding, and are also against all established humanitarian norms and professional military conduct.
“These egregious violations of international law reflect consistent Indian attempts to escalate the situation along the LoC and are a threat to regional peace and security,” said the statement.
The Indian side was also urged to allow the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to play its mandated role as per the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions.
