Misadventure by India at LoC could lead to unintended consequences: Pak

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday warned India of “unintended consequences” as the two neighbours accused each other of violating a fragile ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.

While New Delhi said two civilians — a father and daughter — were killed in Rajouri district in Jammu by mortars fire by Pakistan, Islamabad said “three to eight” people were killed on its territory in shelling by Indian troops.

Pakistan also summoned India’s deputy high commissioner JP Singh to protest the firing by Indian forces along the LoC, the foreign office said in a statement.

“(The) Indian army has been targeting innocent civilians on both sides of line of Control in recent past. Any misadventure by Indian Army across Line of Control will be a miscalculation, shall be responded with full force and could lead to unintended consequences,” the Pakistani military’s media arm said in a statement.

Local media reported that as many as eight people, including five women, were injured in Azad J&K in Indian shelling.

The statement added Pakistani troops effectively tackled the Indian aggression.

“Indian troops resumed shelling at 7am without any provocation, targeting the civilian populations,” Chaudhry Zulqarnain Sarfraz, senior superintendent of police (SSP) in Kotli district was quoted by a local newspaper.