Islamabad, Pakistan (CWBN)_ Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) alleged, yesterday, that Indian troops fired over the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistani territory, hitting a United Nations vehicle carrying military observers, however, no injuries have been reported.
The ISPR said that “At 1045 HRS, on 18 Dec 20, Indian army resorted to unprovoked fire in Chirikot Sector of [the] LoC. [The] Indian troops deliberately targeted a United Nations vehicle with 2 military observers on board.”
While the UN responded to the incident claiming that the vehicle was damaged by an unidentified object, Indian authorities have denied the “false and factually incorrect” allegations.
A source reported by Times of India added that, “Since the movements of UN vehicles are known in advance, the question does not arise of any such firing. The allegations are baseless.”
The observers were travelling to a village in the sector to investigate apparent ceasefire violations by Indian troops, at the time of the incident.
