(2018-09-11) The Director General (SA & SAARC), Dr. Mohammad Faisal summoned the Acting Indian Deputy High Commissioner and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces in Khanjar Sectoralong the Line of Controlon 10 September 2018, resulting in the shahadat of one innocent civilian Mr. Guftar Hussain. The Indian Forces have carried out more than 2050 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary, resulting in the shahadats of 33 innocent civilians, while injuring 122 others. This unprecedented escalation in ceasefire violations by India is continuing from year 2017 when the Indian forces committed 1970 ceasefire violations.
The deliberate targeting of civilian population areas is indeed deplorable and contrary to human dignity and international human rights and humanitarian laws. The ceasefire violations by India are a threat to regional peace and security and may lead to a strategic miscalculation.
The Director General (SA & SAARC) urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 Ceasefire arrangement; investigate this and other incidents of ceasefire violations; instruct the Indian forces to respect the ceasefire, in letter and spirit and maintain peace on the LoC. He urged that the Indian side should permit UNMOGIP to play its mandated role as per the UN Security Council resolutions.
Islamabad
11 September 2018
