Pakistan lodges strong protest over Indian ceasefire violations along LoC.

ISLAMABAD -- Indian Charge d'Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia was summoned to Foreign Office on Thursday to register Pakistan's strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control.

In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said that Indian Charge d'Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia was summoned by Director General (South Asia and SAARC) Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, to register Pakistan's strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on 17 June 2020, resulting in shahadats of four innocent civilians and serious injuries to one.

Due to indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by the Indian occupation forces in Bagsar and NikialSectors of the LoC;27 year old Razeem s/o Saleem;25 year old Tehzeeb s/o Saleem; 13 year old Ali Maroof s/o Muhammad Maroof, residents of Ratta Jabbar village in Nikial Sector, and 60 year old Rasheeda Bibi w/o Muhammad Hussain, resident of Lewana Khaiter village in Bagsar Sector, embraced shahadat. Also, 61 year old Muhammad Hussain s/o Fateh Ali,resident of Lewana Khaiter village sustained serious injuries.

The Indian occupation forces along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB) have been continuously targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars and automatic weapons. This year, India has committed 1410 ceasefire violations to date, resulting in 12 shahadats and serious...