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14:34 GMT
ISLAMABAD, Feb 20 (KUNA) -- Pakistan Foreign Office on Tuesday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Islamabad, J.P. Singh to condemn the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC).
According to the Foreign Office, the Indian Deputy High Commissioner was told that despite calls for restraint, his country continued to indulge in ceasefire violations.
On Monday, Indian fire in Khuiratta Sector of Pakistan administered Kashmir along LoC killed an eight year old boy.
Indian forces have carried out more than 335 ceasefire violations along the LoC and the Working Boundary so far this year, resulting in the martyrdom of 15 innocent civilians and injuries to 65 others, said the Office.
The Indian diplomat was notified that deliberate targeting of civilian populated areas, especially children, is indeed deplorable and contrary to human dignity, international human rights and humanitarian laws.
The ceasefire violations by India are a threat to regional peace and security and may lead to a strategic miscalculation, it added.
The Foreign Office urged India to respect the 2003 ceasefire arrangement and to investigate this and other incidents of ceasefire violations and maintain peace on the LoC and the Working Boundary. (end)
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