Senior Indian diplomat summoned to FO for registering Pakistan's strong protest over CFVs by India.

ISLAMABAD -- A senior Indian diplomat was summoned to Foreign Office for registering Pakistan's strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nikial Sector, on 19th May 2020, resulting in serious injuries to three innocent civilians.

According to a statement issued by FO Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui, due to indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by the Indian occupation forces, 18 years old Karam Din s/o Allah Din; 20 years old Muhammad Rizwan s/o Muhammad Taj, r/o Ooli village; and 30 years old Hafiz Ilyas s/o Muhammad Sharif, r/o Khanni village, sustained serious injuries.

She said that the Indian occupation forces along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB) have continuously been targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars and automatic weapons. In 2020, India has so far committed 1101 ceasefire violations.

Condemning the deplorable targeting of innocent civilians by the Indian occupation forces, it was underscored that such senseless acts are in clear violation of the 2003 Ceasefire...

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