Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday summoned a senior Indian diplomat to register its protest over alleged ceasefire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC).
According to Foreign Office (FO), the indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by the Indian forces” in Khuiratta sector of the LoC on Sunday resulted in the death of 11 civilians.
The FO alleged that India has committed over 2,820 ceasefire violations this year resulting in 26 deaths and serious injuries to 245 civilians.
The Indian side was called upon to respect the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding; investigate this and other such incidents of ceasefire violations and maintain peace along the LoC and the Working Boundary, it said in a statement.-PTI
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