Two year-old minor martyred by unprovoked Indian shelling along LoC: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Director-General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major-General Babar Iftikhar on Monday morning said that a two-year old boy, identified as Muhammad Haseeb, embraced martyrdom as Indian troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC). 

Four others, including a 72 year-old woman, sustained serious injuries over the past twenty-four hours in the ceasefire violations as Indian troops used artillery and heavy mortars to target civilians, DG ISPR Maj Gen Iftikhar added.

"Indian Army troops in total disregard to ceasefire agreement and international conventions initiated unprovoked ceasefire violations along LoC deliberately targeting civilian population in Baroh, Dhudnial, Rakhchikri and Chirikot Sectors," he said in a post on Twitter.

"Pakistan army troops effectively responded and targeted those Indian posts which initiated fire. Injured have been evacuated to nearby health facility for necessary medical care," he added.

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Indian diplomat summoned to register protest

The Foreign Office on Monday summoned Indian Charge d’Affaires to register Pakistan’s protest over ceasefire violations by India.

“Indian Charge d’Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia was summoned by Director General (South Asia & SAARC) Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri to register Pakistan’s strong protest over the ceasefire violations by Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in Dhudnial, Rakhchikri, Chirikot and Baroh Sectors on April 12 April 2020, resulting in the shahadat of a child and serious injuries to four innocent civilians,” a statement released by the Foreign Office said.

The Foreign Office added the Indian troops along the LoC and working boundary (WB) had continuously been targeting civilian populated areas with artillery fire, heavy-calibre mortars and automatic weapons.

This year, India has so far committed 749 ceasefire violations to date, the Foreign Office said.

Two civilians injured in Indian firing on Sunday

DG ISPR Maj Gen Iftikhar had on Sunday said that two civilians sustained injuries after Indian troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) and Working Boundary.

The incident took place in Chirikot and Shakargarh sectors where the Indian troops deliberately targeted the civilian population in the area, the DG ISPR said.

“Due to indiscriminate fire of mortars in Chirikot Sector along the LoC, 35-year-old innocent civilian, resident of Serian village got injured, while in Shakargarh Sector along the WB, 57-year-old citizen of Nangal village sustained serious injuries," he said.

Also read: Two civilians injured in Indian shelling: ISPR

Pakistan Army shoots down Indian quadcopter

Pakistan Army shot down an Indian quadcopter last week that violated the Pakistani airspace in Sankh Sector along the Line of Control (LoC), the ISPR confirmed.

“In this provocative act, Indian quadcopter intruded 600 meters inside Pakistan’s territory for conducting surveillance,” the military’s media wing said in a statement.

“This blatant act was aggressively responded to by Pakistan Army troops shooting down Indian quadcopter. Such unwarranted acts by Indian Army are clear violation of established norms,” it added.