RAWALPINDI, APR 11 (DNA) –   Indian troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violations during last 24 hours using artillery and heavy mortars in Sharda, Dhudnial and Shahkot Sectors along Line of Control (LOC), read an ISPR statement on Monday.

The inter-services public relations office said that the Indian side deliberately targeted civilian population. Due to Indian Army’s indiscriminate fire of heavy weapons at Bessan Wali and Chhari villages situated alongside the border, four innocent civilians including a 15 year old girl sustained serious injuries.

Pakistan Army troops responded effectively with matching caliber targeting Indian Army posts which initiated aggression. In 2020, Indian Army has thus far committed 708 ceasefire violations so far, in which 2 citizens embraced martyrdom while 42 sustained injuries, the ISPR statement concluded.

An Indian drone was shot down by the Pakistan Armed Forces on April 9 along the Line of Control (LOC), Sankh sector for airspace and border violation. The Indian quad-copter came 600 metres inside Pakistan’s territory for surveillance and was met with a swift retort resulting in the shooting down of the machine.

The Inter-Services Public Relations office of the Armed Forces said about the development that such provocative acts will not be tolerated from the Indian side. The act was a clear violation of established norms and existing air agreements between the two countries.

The blatant act reflects Indian Army’s consistent disregard for the ceasefire agreement between the two countries agreed upon back in 2003, said the official ISPR statement on the matter. =DNA

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