Pakistan foreign minister writes to Sushma to end 'ceasefire violations'
Sachin Parashar | TNN | Dec 5, 2017
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...fire-violations/articleshowprint/61923586.cms
NEW DELHI:
Pakistan foreign minister Khawaja Asif has written to his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj seeking to bring down the number of incidents of ceasefire violations across LoC and International Boundary (IB), sources here told TOI.
The letter from Asif, which was delivered to Swaraj last week, stated that it was high time the two countries worked to end these violations as these had also led to a large number of civilians casualties. Asif reiterated Pakistan's position in the letter that Indian troops were the aggressors and that Pakistan forces were only retaliating.
While
Swaraj is yet to respond to the letter, sources here said Pakistan's contention was difficult to digest as the
government's figures clearly showed that the number of ceasefire violations cause by Pakistan's troops had increased significantly in 2017.
According to home ministry data,
Pakistan violated ceasefire 724 times along IB and LoC until October this year. The figure for such violations for the entire last year was 449. Twelve Indian civilians and 17 security personnel were killed in the firing from across the border until October, the same set of data said.
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Pakistan has repeatedly summoned India's envoy in Islamabad in the past few months claiming that ceasefire violations by India are a threat to regional peace and security and may lead to "a strategic miscalculation". In his letter to Swaraj, Asif quoted Pakistan's figures to highlight the alleged ceasefire violations by India.
Islamabad claims that Indian troops have been responsible for over 1300 violations this year and had caused the death of 52 civilians.
Napakis really hurting at the LoC/IB it seems if the Napaki FM has to write a letter to MEA over ceasefire violations. Usually these are done at DGMO/HC level.
I wonder what else are the hiding from their own people.