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ISLAMABAD, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Tuesday lodged protest with a UN observer group over Indian cross-border shelling which has killed five civilians in two days, the military said.
Officials say that four civilians were killed on Monday and one woman died and nine injured along the Working Boundary on Tuesday.
"Pakistan lodged a strong protest with the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan over Indian troops' unprovoked firing on Working Boundary and the Line of Control in last two days," the military said. Working Boundary is international border while the LoC is a de facto border in the disputed Kashmir region.
"The UNMOGIP will visit the affected areas along the Working Boundary," a statement from the military's Inter-Services Relations said.
The military said on Monday that four civilians, including two children, a woman and an aged man, were killed due to an unprovoked firing by Indian Border Security Force on working boundary near Sialkot in Punjab.
The Foreign Ministry had lodged a strong protest with the government of India through diplomatic channels and called for restraining its forces from constant violation of the ceasefire.
The Foreign Ministry says the Tuesday's shelling was the sixth violation, occurring on daily basis since Oct. 1.
On Monday, Indian officials had stated that five people were killed and over two dozens were injured in "heavy shelling" from the Pakistani side.
Pakistan and India accuse each other of violating a 2003 ceasefire along the Line of Control that divides both countries in the disputed Kashmir region.
The Monday's firing was seen as the heaviest in recent months and the reported casualties are higher than the previous exchanges.
Both countries have fought three wars, two of which were over Kashmir, since their independence from the British colonial rule in 1947.
Pakistan state radio Tuesday reported that the United States has expressed concern over violence along the Line of Control and urged Pakistan and India to resolve the issue through dialogue.
The U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said the United States encourages the governments of India and Pakistan to engage in a dialogue to address these issues.
The spokesperson was asked to comment on flare-up of tensions between Pakistan and India, amid reports of shelling and loss of lives.
Link: Pakistan lodges protest with UN over Indian cross-border shelling | GlobalPost
Officials say that four civilians were killed on Monday and one woman died and nine injured along the Working Boundary on Tuesday.
"Pakistan lodged a strong protest with the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan over Indian troops' unprovoked firing on Working Boundary and the Line of Control in last two days," the military said. Working Boundary is international border while the LoC is a de facto border in the disputed Kashmir region.
"The UNMOGIP will visit the affected areas along the Working Boundary," a statement from the military's Inter-Services Relations said.
The military said on Monday that four civilians, including two children, a woman and an aged man, were killed due to an unprovoked firing by Indian Border Security Force on working boundary near Sialkot in Punjab.
The Foreign Ministry had lodged a strong protest with the government of India through diplomatic channels and called for restraining its forces from constant violation of the ceasefire.
The Foreign Ministry says the Tuesday's shelling was the sixth violation, occurring on daily basis since Oct. 1.
On Monday, Indian officials had stated that five people were killed and over two dozens were injured in "heavy shelling" from the Pakistani side.
Pakistan and India accuse each other of violating a 2003 ceasefire along the Line of Control that divides both countries in the disputed Kashmir region.
The Monday's firing was seen as the heaviest in recent months and the reported casualties are higher than the previous exchanges.
Both countries have fought three wars, two of which were over Kashmir, since their independence from the British colonial rule in 1947.
Pakistan state radio Tuesday reported that the United States has expressed concern over violence along the Line of Control and urged Pakistan and India to resolve the issue through dialogue.
The U.S. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said the United States encourages the governments of India and Pakistan to engage in a dialogue to address these issues.
The spokesperson was asked to comment on flare-up of tensions between Pakistan and India, amid reports of shelling and loss of lives.
Link: Pakistan lodges protest with UN over Indian cross-border shelling | GlobalPost
