The army Wednesday issued a stern warning to Pakistan against targeting civilians on the Indian side of the Line of Control, saying that any “further provocation or misadventure” by it will have “dire consequences”.
“In the last 24 hours, the Pakistan army resorted to intenseand unprovoked firing with heavy calibre weapons in selected areas of KrishnaGhati and Sunderbani, targeting Indian posts and civilian areas with mortarbombs and heavy artillery guns,” the army said in a statement.
It said that it “effectively retaliated” to the attack andthat there have been no casualties on the Indian side.
“We would reiterate that as a professional army, we arecommitted to avoid civil casualties, especially along the LoC. All actionstaken by our defence forces are targeted towards counter terrorism andterrorist infrastructure, away from civilian areas, to avoid civiliancasualties,” the army said.
“We are maintaining strict vigil along the Line of Controland IB (International Border). Any further provocation or misadventure byPakistan will be responded in a befitting manner with dire consequences.”
The army said that after its warning, the overall situation along the LoC “remains relatively calm”.