Pakistan on Friday summoned a senior Indian diplomat to foreign ministry for registering strong protest over ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) on December 30, 2020.
Due to indiscriminate and unprovoked firing by the Indian occupation forces in Kotkotera Sector of the LoC, a 34-year old Muhammad Sarfaraz, son of Mishri Khan, at Phalni Bazar, sustained serious injuries.
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According to Foreign Office spokesperson, the Indian occupation forces along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB) had been continuously targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars, and automatic weapons.
In 2020, the Indian occupation forces have carried out 3097 ceasefire violations, resulting into martyrdom of 28 people and serious injuries to 257 innocent civilians, he added.
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The Indian side was called upon to respect the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding, investigate this and other such incidents of deliberate ceasefire violations and maintain peace along the LoC and the WB.