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| FO summons Indian diplomat, lodges protest over 'ceasefire violations' |
| 2015-09-19 |
| [DAWN] Pakistain summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner on Friday to lodge a strong protest against the latest 'unprovoked ceasefire violations' by Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) in Azad Jammu and Kashmire's Nakyal sector in Kotli district. Three Pak non-combatants were killed and three others wounded on Thursday in what officials said fierce shelling by Indian troops from across the Line of Control, Dawn newspaper reported. The Indian Deputy High Commissioner, JP Singh was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Director General (SA and Saarc ) Dr Mohammad Faisal today to protest against the killing of three civilians, in Nikyal sector, due to 'unprovoked ceasefire violations' by the Indian Security Forces at LoC, said a statement issued by the ministry. Laiba Shabbir, 12, was killed in Oli village and Sufi Amin, 55, and Zahid, 19, died in Mohra Dharoti village when mortar shells fired by BSF hit their houses. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "The deputy envoy was summoned on a day when a villager in Poonch district was injured when Pakistan violated the ceasefire for the fourth consecutive day by resorting to heavy firing and mortar shelling on forward posts along the LoC, forcing Indian troops to retaliate." http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/pakistan-summons-india-diplomat-j-p-singh-over-civilian-killing/articleshow/49014711.cms |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2015-09-19 14:59 |