Islamabad: (Parliament Times) Former Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir and President PTI-AJK chapter Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry has condemned in strong the shelling and targeting of civilian population along the Ceasefire line by the Indian forces.
Terming it a violation of the international law Barrister Chudhary said that India Army has yet again violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control. Referring to rising incidents of ceasefire violations on the LoC, he said that India had violated the ceasefire agreement 710 times during the past few months.
Denouncing the targeting of the civilian population, he regrettably noted that in this pandemic of epic proportions India forces were remorselessly engaged in targeting civilian population and killing innocent and unarmed people on the LoC.
Barrister Chaudhary expressed these views in a telephone conversation with journalists at PTI Kashmir Central Secretariat Gulberg here on Monday. He said that the United Nations should take serious notice of India’s high-handedness and hostile attitude towards Pakistan. Former Prime Minister also appealed Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to launch a diplomatic campaign to summon Security Council meeting to discuss the highly critical situation in the restive region.
Expressing his concern over the loss of lives on the Line of Control he assured the bereaved families that federal government would not leave them alone in this hour of need. Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry also appealed to the government of Pakistan to announce a relief package for the families of those martyred and injured in the Indian firing.