ISLAMABAD, (DNA) –  Pakistan on Thursday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh to protest over ceasefire violations along the Line of Control.

The Director General (SA & SAARC), Dr. Mohammad Faisal, summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner Mr. J.P. Singh and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces Mandal Sector along the LoC, resulting in the shahadat of an innocent civilian.

Nusrat Bibi 35, w/o Shakeel was martyred in unprovoked firing by Indian forces in Ghasla village on Thursday.

The Indian forces along the Line of Control and the Working boundary are continuously targeting civilian populated areas with heavy weapons. In 2018, the Indian forces have carried out more than 1400 ceasefire violations, resulting in the shahadats of 30 innocent civilians, while injuring 121 others. This unprecedented escalation in ceasefire violations by India is continuing from the year 2017 when the Indian forces committed 1970 ceasefire violations.