Pak summons Indian envoy over ‘ceasefire violations’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan summoned India’s deputy high commissioner on Tuesday and lodged a protest against “ceasefire violations” along the Working Boundary, the foreign office here said.

Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh was summoned by the Director General (South Asia and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation).

A strong protest was lodged against the unprovoked ceasefire violations on October 23-24 by Indian forces at the Working Boundary in Phuklian and Chaprar Sectors in which two civilians, including a one-and-ahalf-year-old girl, were killed and six others were injured, Foreign Office said in a statement.

“It was conveyed to the Indian side that it should investigate the incident and share the findings with Pakistan, instruct its troops to respect the Ceasefire in letter and spirit, refrain from intentionally targeting the villages and maintain peace on the Working Boundary,” the statement said.

Pakistan has also lodged a protest with the United Nations Military Observers group in India andpakistan(unmogip)overthe killing of two civilians in ‘unprovoked’ firing across the Working Boundary, Dawn reported.

“India resorted to unprovoked firing across the Line of Control and the Working Boundary in Bhimber and Chaprar sectors respectively today (Tuesday),” Inter-services Public Relations said.