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UN confirms vehicle on routine patrol attacked in Kashmir
by APP , (Last Updated 2 days ago)
NEW YORK: The United Nations on Friday confirmed that a vehicle of its observer group was damaged after it was hit by an “unidentified object” near Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir on the Pakistan side of the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border dividing the disputed region between the two neighbours.
“The Mission is currently investigating the incident,” deputy spokesman to the secretary general, Farhan Haq, said in response to a question from APP at the regular briefing in New York.
He said according to details present with him, no one was injured in the incident but the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) vehicle sustained damage.
Responding to an Indian journalist’s question on whether the UN was aware of the Indian government’s rejection of reports from Pakistan, Haq said, “We are aware of what both sides have been saying.”
“The reports emerging from the Pakistani side regarding an attack on a UN vehicle are completely false and factually incorrect,” Hindustan Times had reported citing sources.
“At this stage, we’re simply aware that a vehicle was hit by an unidentified object like I said no one was harmed […] and we are investigating the incident.”
He said the incident occurred when UNMOGIP military observers were conducting routine monitoring activities near Rawalakot as part of the Mission’s mandate to observe and report on ceasefire violations at the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.
In Islamabad, the Foreign Office said Indian troops “specifically targeted” the UN vehicle carrying two UNMOGIP officers in what was termed a “new low” in Indian conduct.
The UNMOGIP officers were on their way to Polas village to meet with the victims of Indian ceasefire violations when they came under fire, the Foreign Office said.
The officers were immediately evacuated by the Pakistan Army and brought back to the UNMOGIP field station in Rawalakot, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
Sharing pictures of the UN vehicle with bullet holes, the military’s media wing said the attack was “deliberate” since “UN vehicles are clearly recognisable even from long distances due to their distinct make and type and clearly visible markings.”
“Such illegal and unlawful acts against all established international norms, signify mal-intent of Indian Army to target not only innocent civilians residing along the Line of Control but UN Peace Keepers as well,” it said.
“This act only goes to show [the] Indian Army’s complete disregard to principles enshrined in [the] UN Charter. It is indeed a new low for [the] Indian Army.”
The ISPR said the Pakistan Army stood in solidarity with UNMOGIP officials and appreciated the “selfless services rendered by all members of UNMOGIP in [the] discharge of their UN-mandated duties”.
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by APP , (Last Updated 2 days ago)
NEW YORK: The United Nations on Friday confirmed that a vehicle of its observer group was damaged after it was hit by an “unidentified object” near Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir on the Pakistan side of the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border dividing the disputed region between the two neighbours.
“The Mission is currently investigating the incident,” deputy spokesman to the secretary general, Farhan Haq, said in response to a question from APP at the regular briefing in New York.
He said according to details present with him, no one was injured in the incident but the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) vehicle sustained damage.
Responding to an Indian journalist’s question on whether the UN was aware of the Indian government’s rejection of reports from Pakistan, Haq said, “We are aware of what both sides have been saying.”
“The reports emerging from the Pakistani side regarding an attack on a UN vehicle are completely false and factually incorrect,” Hindustan Times had reported citing sources.
“At this stage, we’re simply aware that a vehicle was hit by an unidentified object like I said no one was harmed […] and we are investigating the incident.”
He said the incident occurred when UNMOGIP military observers were conducting routine monitoring activities near Rawalakot as part of the Mission’s mandate to observe and report on ceasefire violations at the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.
In Islamabad, the Foreign Office said Indian troops “specifically targeted” the UN vehicle carrying two UNMOGIP officers in what was termed a “new low” in Indian conduct.
The UNMOGIP officers were on their way to Polas village to meet with the victims of Indian ceasefire violations when they came under fire, the Foreign Office said.
The officers were immediately evacuated by the Pakistan Army and brought back to the UNMOGIP field station in Rawalakot, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
Sharing pictures of the UN vehicle with bullet holes, the military’s media wing said the attack was “deliberate” since “UN vehicles are clearly recognisable even from long distances due to their distinct make and type and clearly visible markings.”
“Such illegal and unlawful acts against all established international norms, signify mal-intent of Indian Army to target not only innocent civilians residing along the Line of Control but UN Peace Keepers as well,” it said.
“This act only goes to show [the] Indian Army’s complete disregard to principles enshrined in [the] UN Charter. It is indeed a new low for [the] Indian Army.”
The ISPR said the Pakistan Army stood in solidarity with UNMOGIP officials and appreciated the “selfless services rendered by all members of UNMOGIP in [the] discharge of their UN-mandated duties”.
UN confirms vehicle on routine patrol attacked in Kashmir
NEW YORK: The United Nations on Friday confirmed that a vehicle of its observer group was damaged after it was hit by an “unidentified object” near Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir on the Pakistan si
