ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: India today protested to Pakistan over the unprovoked firing from across the border togive cover to infiltrators when its Deputy High Commissioner was summoned for the sixth time in over two weeks againstalleged "unprovoked ceasefire violations" on the LoC.
Foreign Office (FO) said Director General (South Asia &SAARC) Mohammad Faisal summoned Indian Deputy HighCommissioner J P Singh to "strongly condemn the unprovokedceasefire violations on November 8 by the Indian Forces on theLine of Control (LoC) in Khuirata and Battal sectors".
This is the sixth time in over two weeks that the Indian Deputy High Commissioner has been summoned to the FO here.
The FO said the violation by India resulted in the deathof four civilians, including a woman and a 10-year-old girl,besides causing injuries to seven others.
On his part, Singh protested against the unprovokedfiring from Pakistani Rangers, saying it was primarily to givecover to infiltrators.
He also said casualties on the Indian side include bothcivilians and security forces in the ceasefire violations bythe Pakistan.
The FO said that the Director General urged the Indianside to respect the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding; investigatethe continued incidents of ceasefire violations; instruct theIndian forces to respect the ceasefire, in letter and spirit,stop targeting the villages and civilians and maintain peaceon the LoC.
It claimed that so far, this year, India has committed222 ceasefire violations out of which 184 have been on the LoCand 38 on the Working Boundary, resulting in killing of 26 civilians and injuries to 107 others.