Pak violated ceasefire 3,800 times along LoC this yr: MEA

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Pakistani troops have resorted to more than 3,800 incidents of unprovoked ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir this year and even supported smuggling of arms and narcotic substances, including through drones and quadcopters, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.

MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said Pakistani forces have continued to engage in unprovoked ceasefire violations, often from civilian areas, to support infiltration of terrorists across the LoC. “This is a clear violation of the 2003 ceasefire understanding between the two sides.

This year, till date, Pakistani forces have carried out more than 3,800 unprovoked ceasefire violations,” he said at a media briefing. The MEA spokesperson said there have also been attempts to drop arms and ammunition close to the LoC in the garb of civilian activities.