Highlights
The United Nations has refused to take a position on Pakistani claims of Indian forces firing at UN Vehicles at the Line of control.
Pakistan s Army had released pictures of damaged UN vehicles, claiming it was damaged by Indian forces.
The Indian Army dismissed the Pakistani allegations saying it did not fire at the UN Vehicles.
New Delhi: The United Nations has refused to take a position on Pakistani claims of Indian forces firing at UN Vehicles at the Line of control.
In response to a WION question, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for UN Secretary-General said United Nations Military Observer Group (UNMOGIP) vehicle carrying UN military observers was impacted by an unidentified object while conducting routine monitoring activities near Rawalakot as part of its mandate to observe and report on ceasefire violations at the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
India rejects reports of UN vehicle being targeted across LoC India rejects reports of UN vehicle being targeted across LoC
The Pakistani military and Foreign Office had made claims about a UN vehicle carrying two officers of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) being specifically fired upon by Indian troops on the LoC.
UN vehicle
The Pakistani Armed Forces and Foreign Office had claimed that Indian troops stationed on the Line of Control (LoC) had intentionally opened fire on an official vehicle of the UN was targeted by Indian troops on the Line of Control (LoC). These claims are obviously false and outrageously insulting towards India.
By News Desk
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday warned that India is planning a surgical strike against Pakistan to divert the world’s attention from its worsening domestic situation, as Indian occupation forces shot at a UN Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) vehicle from across the Line of Control (LoC), in a ceasefire violation that Pakistan termed a “new low”.
In a series of tweets, the Inter-services Public Relations (ISPR) said the Indian Army resorted to unprovoked fire in the Chirikot Sector of the LoC. “Indian troops deliberately targeted a United Nations vehicle with two military observers on board, en route to interact with ceasefire violations victims in the Polas Village in Chirikot Sector,” it said.
India declines reports of UN vehicle being targeted across LoC India declines reports of UN vehicle being targeted across LoC
The Pakistani military and Foreign Office had made claims about a UN vehicle carrying two officers of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) being specifically fired upon by Indian troops on the LoC.
UN vehicle
The Pakistani Armed Forces and Foreign Office had claimed that Indian troops stationed on the Line of Control (LoC) had intentionally opened fire on an official vehicle of the UN was targeted by Indian troops on the Line of Control (LoC). These claims are obviously false and outrageously insulting towards India.
Targeting UN vehicle a new low in Indian military conduct: FO
Spokesperson warns Delhi against any misadventure against Pakistan
APP
December 19, 2020
Foreign Office Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri. PHOTO: APP/FILE
The Foreign Office said on Friday that specifically targeting a United Nations vehicle, carrying two officers of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (Unmogip), by India was a “new low in the conduct of Indian occupation troops”.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri told a weekly press briefing the UN vehicle was damaged in the latest ceasefire violation but the two officers remained safe, adding that the officers were immediately evacuated by the army and brought back to the Unmogip field station in Rawalakot.