Pakistan lodges strong protest, summons Indian diplomat.

ISLAMABAD -- Islamabad on Saturday lodged strong protest with New Delhi over India army's deliberate targeting of Observers of the UN Military Observers Group in Chirikot Sector of the Line of Control.

The Indian Charge d'Affaires was summoned to the Foreign Office Saturday to register the protest, officials said.

On Friday, the United Nations (UN) observers were on their way to Polas village in Azad Jammu and Kashmir to meet the victims of the Indian ceasefire violations in Chirikot Sector of the Line of Control (LOC). '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,' Foreign Office spokesperson said in a statement. However, their vehicle sustained damage.

It was communicated to the Indian side that the brazen act was a flagrant violation of established international norms and represented a complete disregard for principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter. It was also conveyed that the reprehensible act also represented a new low in the conduct of Indian occupation forces which target not only innocent civilians residing along the Line of Control...