Pakistan summons Indian deputy high commissioner over 'cease-fire violations'

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, on Friday, summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh and registered protest against the “unprovoked cease-fire violations,” according to a statement issued by Foreign Office (FO).
The Acting Director General (SA & SAARC) told Singh that Pakistan condemns “the ongoing cease-fire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC), using heavy mortars, on 1st March in Bhimber/ Samahini Sectors, which resulted in civilian casualty.”
“In 2018, the Indian forces have carried out more than 415 cease-fire violations along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary,” adds the statement.
According to the Foreign Office, this unprecedented escalation in “cease-fire violations” by India is continuing from the year 2017 when the Indian forces committed 1970 cease-fire violations.
“The deliberate targeting of civilian populated areas is indeed deplorable and contrary to human dignity, international human rights and humanitarian laws,” said the statement.
The Acting Director General (SA & SAARC) urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 Cease-fire arrangement and investigate the recent and other incidents of cease-fire violations.
He urged that the Indian side should permit UNMOGIP to play its mandated role as per the UN Security Council resolutions, according to the statement.
“The cease-fire violations by India are a threat to regional peace and security and may lead to a strategic miscalculation,” said the Foreign Office.