A team of UN Military Observers in India and Pakistan visited Charwah, Chaprar and Pukhlian sectors, Sialkot on Monday and Tuesday.
According to an ISPR statement “Team of UN observers met the villagers, witnessed and gathered firsthand account of damage caused to human lives and property due to recent Indian hostility on the working boundary,”
The release further stated “Indians have committed 24 ceasefire violations on working boundary and 26 on Line of Control since October 1and have been targeting civil population living in villages all along the working boundary. Day to day living of civillian population all along working is badly affected. People have almost fled their homes and taken refuge in nearest safe places,”.
More than 12 people have been killed and 64 others injured in Indian firing along the LoC and working boundary over the past two weeks.
The observation team also visited the Combined Military Hospital Siaklot and met civilians who are injured due to ‘unprovoked’ firing by the Indians.