SA & SAARC Director General Dr Mohammad Faisal summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces in Khuiratta and Karela Sector on August 7, 2017 resulting in Shahadat of a 35-year old woman, Munira Bibi in Karela Sector and injury to another woman Farena Bibi in Khuiratta Sector.
The deputy high commissioner was handed over a demarche on the continued ceasefire violations by Indian Army on Line of Control. In the demarche, India was asked to immediately seize the violations of ceasefire agreement of 2003.
The director general urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 ceasefire arrangement; investigate this and other incidents of ceasefire violations; instruct the Indian forces to respect the ceasefire, in letter and spirit and maintain peace on the LoC. He urged that the Indian side should permit UNMOGIP to play its mandated role as per the UN Security Council resolutions.
