Tag: Ceasefire Violations

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Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh over alleged ceasefire violations by Indian forces across the Line of Control (LoC) in its administered Kashmir, which it said left a woman dead. Mohammad Faisal, who heads the South Asia wing in the Foreign Office, summoned the Indian envoy and “condemned the unprovoked […]

New Delhi: The Centre has set up a committee to look into the problems faced by people in Jammu and Kashmir residing near the LoC and International Border and are victims of repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan. The committee, headed by Special Secretary (Internal Security), has been tasked by the Union Home Ministry to submit […]

Jammu: Pakistani troops today fired from small arms at forward areas along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. There are no reports of any casualty in the firing. A senior police officer said Pakistani troops opened fire at forward areas in Khadi Karmara along LoC in Poonch sector this morning. On October 6, […]

Islamabad: Pakistan today summoned India’s deputy high commissioner here for the second consecutive day over alleged ceasefire violations along the LoC, claiming that more civilians were killed in firing by the Indian troops. Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh was summoned again to “condemn and lodge protest over more civilian casualties at the LoC due […]

Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia over alleged ceasefire violations by Indian forces across the Line of Control (LoC) which it said killed three civilians. Mohammad Faisal, Director General at the South Asian desk of the Foreign Office, said that apart from the deaths, two civilians were also injured on […]

New Delhi: The Pakistani Army has resorted to more than 2,050 unprovoked ceasefire violations this year in which 21 Indians have been killed, the Ministry of External Affairs said Sunday. “We have highlighted our concerns at unprovoked ceasefire violations by Pakistan forces, including in support of cross border terrorist infiltration, and targeting of Indian civilians […]

New Delhi: India on Monday strongly condemned an attack by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency on two Indian fishing boats off the coast of Gujarat and warned the neighbouring country to not repeat such “heinous” acts, official sources said. They said the personnel from the Pakistani agency targeted Indian fishermen on board two Indian fishing boats, […]

New Delhi: India summoned the Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission on Saturday and lodged a strong protest over unprovoked ceasefire violations by Pakistani army in Jammu and Kashmir on the festive occasion of Diwali. The Ministry of External Affairs said it is highly deplorable that Pakistan chose a festive occasion to disrupt peace […]