Pakistan summons Indian envoy over LoC firing
Xinhua, November 24, 2016 Adjust font size:
Pakistan on Wednesday summoned an Indian envoy over the cross Line of Control (LoC) firing that killed seven bus passengers and three soldiers.
Director General at the Foreign Ministry Mohammad Faisal conveyed strong condemnation to Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh over the "unprovoked ceasefire violations" on Wednesday by Indian forces along the LoC in Dhudnial sector.
The Pakistani official said the Indian troops "intentionally targeted a civilian bus," resulting in martyrdom of 7 innocent civilians and injuries to several others.
He stated that the "deliberate targeting of civilian populated areas, villages, the ambulances and the civilian transport is deplorable and below human dignity."
Pakistan and India had declared ceasefire in 2003 along the LoC and working boundary.
The director general urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 ceasefire understanding, investigate the continued incidents of ceasefire violations, instruct the Indian forces to respect the ceasefire, in letter and spirit, stop targeting the villages and civilians and maintain peace on the LoC. Enditem