Indian Charge d'Affaires summoned to FO over deliberate targeting of UN's vehicle in CFV by Indian occupation forces.

ISLAMABAD -- The Indian Charge d'Affaires was summoned to the Foreign Office to register Pakistan's strong protest at the deliberate targeting of Observers belonging to the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP). The UN Observers were on their way to Polas village in Azad Jammu and Kashmir to meet with the victims of the Indian ceasefire violations in Chirikot Sector of the Line of Control (LOC).

According to a statement issued Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, both the Observers present in the vehicle thankfully remained unharmed and were safely rescued and evacuated to Rawalakot by the Pakistan Army. However, their vehicle sustained damage. The attack was unambiguously premeditated as UN vehicles are clearly recognizable even from long distances due to their distinctive marking and blue flag.

The deliberate targeting of a UN vehicle, engaged in discharging the mandate of the UN Security Council, constitutes a grave violation of India's obligations, under the Council's resolutions and the UN Charter, which includes the obligation...

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