ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan has strongly condemned the blatant use of cluster bombs by Indian security forces targeting innocent civilians along the Line of Control (LoC), and urged the International Community to take notice of it, the Dispatch News Desk (DND) news agency reported.
Earlier Pakistan’s army media wing Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the Indian army used cluster ammunition along the LoC on nights of July 30-31, 2019 and targeted innocent citizens including women and children in Neelum Valley. This resulted, as per the ISPR, in martyrdom of a four-year old boy and injuries to 11 further people.
In a tweet, the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the use of cluster ammunition is a clear violation of the Geneva Convention and International Laws.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that India in its war frenzy is not only sabotaging the regional peace but also committing gross human rights violations along the LoC.
The foreign minister urged the nations of the world to take strict notice of the ongoing situation in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) and the Line of Control.
Strongly condemn the blatant use of cluster ammunition by Indian Security Forces targeting innocent civilians along the Line Of Control. This is clear violation of the Geneva Convention & International Laws. pic.twitter.com/yrBLRCWWg1
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) August 3, 2019
India in it’s war frenzy is not only sabotaging regional peace but also committing gross human rights violations along the LOC. I urge the nations of the world to take strict notice of the ongoing situation in IOK and LOC. https://t.co/IQCotv472O
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) August 3, 2019
The Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal also tweeted saying that “Use of cluster ammunition along LOC & deliberate targeting of Civilians by India, is a blatant violation of Convention on Cluster Ammunition & international humanitarian laws.”
Dr Faial said that the International Community should take notice of Indian actions which are violation of International laws.
Use of cluster bombs by Indian Army in Kashmir is outrageous. India continues to flout international conventions in its bloody attempt to stifle aspirations of the people of Kashmir. The world continues to ignore human rights catastrophe. This must change if we are to have peace.
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) August 3, 2019
