Forced by habit, Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in J&K's Poonch district
Srinagar, August 28: Pakistan has been continuing a heavy ceasefire violation along the LoC from the time India has decided to abolish Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. On Tuesday as well, the Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire at 2 locations in the Poonch sector. In response, the Indian Army befittingly retaliated to the violation.
Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by targeting forward posts with mortar shells and small arms in Poonch district. The cross-border firing started at about 6.30 PM and ended at 8.00 PM.
Three soldiers and a civilian were killed and four soldiers were injured in cross-border firing and mortar shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri since August 17.
Well known for unnecessarily intruding in other areas and creating chaos Pakistan has stooped down low every point of time. Signaling to act against its neighbor, Afghanistan has written a letter to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) complaining about Islamabad's move to target its border districts. Afghanistan has demanded UNSC action against Pakistan, by noting that Pakistani forces had been targeting and shelling its border districts.
In a letter dated August 22, 2019, Adela Raz, Afghanistan's Permanent Representative to the UN, complained to the UNSC about "continued violations of the territory of Afghanistan by the military forces of the Government of Pakistan".
The Afghan envoy to the UN said the violations by Pakistan included shelling of districts on the shared border, construction of military posts and barriers on Afghan territory; and violations of Afghan airspace by Pakistani military aircraft. Talking about a specific incident, Afghanistan said Pakistani military forces had, on August 19 and 20, ‘fired over 200 rockets into Sheltan district of Kunar province.’ The letter noted that the attacks resulted in massive losses, including the destruction of residential properties.