Ceasefire violations seem to have been on increase between 2016 and April 2018. states the UN High Commission report quoting media and civil society reports.
As a result of the growing tension along Line of Control, the report says, “there appears to have been increasing civilian casualties and a large number of people being displaced. According to the Government of Pakistan, India committed 415 violations between 1 January and 2 March 2018, which led to the death of 20 civilians and injuries to 71 others; it claimed India committed 1,970 violations 383 in 2017 killing 54 civilians and injuring 174.”
However, the report says, the government of India claims that Pakistan committed over 560 violations between 1 January and 19 March 2018, killing 23 civilians and injuring over 70 people. It blamed Pakistani forces for committing over 970 ceasefire violations killing 12 civilians and injuring over 70 others in 2017.”
Adding further, the report states that while Pakistan accused India of 382 ceasefire violations in 2016, India blamed Pakistan for 449 violations
Following border skirmishes in 2002 and 2003, India and Pakistan re-established a ceasefire along the Line of Control and Working Boundary in November 2003. However, both countries have accused each other of repeatedly violating the ceasefire over the last 15 years.
According to UNMOGIP, the peacekeeping mission, the report says, has received 141 alleged ceasefire violations complaints from Pakistan between the start of 2018 and 27 March 2018, 479 complaints in 2017 and 115 complaints in 2016. UNMOGIP does not collect data on civilian casualties. India has not submitted complaints to UNMOGIP since 1972.