02 November 2016

News Story: Indians committed 178 ceasefire violations: Pakistan army

ISLAMABAD, Nov.1 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan military said Tuesday that Indian forces have committed 178 ceasefire violations at Line of Control and Working boundary this year due to which 19 civilians have been killed and 80 were injured.

A group of UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan visited the Line of Control near Kotli on Tuesday and obtained first-hand information of Indian "high handedness of targeting civil population" near line of control, an army statement said.

"During this year, 11 civilians have embraced shahadat (martyrdom) due to unprovoked Indian firing and 29 were seriously injured," the statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations.

Eight civilians have been at Working Boundary near Sialkot and Shakargarh in Punjab and 51 were seriously injured due to "Indian unprovoked" firing since January 2016.

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