Pakistan summons Indian envoy, lodges strong protest over ceasefire violations.

ISLAMABAD -- According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, Indian Charge d'Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia was summoned by Director General (South Asia and Saarc) Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri to protest the 'indiscriminate and unprovoked' firing by the Indian forces in in Hajipir and Bedori sectors of the LoC.

'13-year-old Iqra Shabbir d/o Shabbir Ahmed, embraced shahadat [martyrdom]; and 32-year-old Zahida Bano w/o Shabbir Ahmed and 12-year-old Saddam Rafique, s/o Rafique Butt sustained serious injuries, all are residents of Mensar village,' the communique added.

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, the FO said, adding that India has committed 1,440 ceasefire violations to date, resulting in 13 shahadats and serious injuries to 104 innocent civilians.

Condemning the targeting of innocent civilians by the Indian troops, the DG South Asia and Saarc underscored that such senseless acts, in clear violation of the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding and complete disregard for international human rights law and international norms, further vitiated...