Pakistan summons Indian deputy high commissioner over cease-fire violations

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday summoned New Delhi’s deputy high commissioner in Islamabad over alleged cease-fire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) that killed two civilians and injured two others.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Dr. Mohammad Faisal said he summoned J.P. Singh and condemned Thursday’s “unprovoked” cease-fire violations by “Indian occupation forces.” 
Indian forces along the LoC and the Working Boundary are continuously targeting civilian areas with heavy weapons, Faisal added. 
There have been more than 1,000 cease-fire violations by Indian forces so far in 2018, resulting in the killing of 23 civilians and the injury 107, he said. In 2017, there were 1,970 violations, he added.
“The deliberate targeting of civilian populated areas is… deplorable and contrary to human dignity, international human rights and humanitarian laws,” Faisal said.
The cease-fire violations “are a threat to regional peace and security, and may lead to a strategic miscalculation,” he added. Faisal urged India to respect the 2003 cease-fire arrangement and investigate its violations.