STAFF REPORTER
RAWALPINDI Director General of InterServices Public Relations (ISPR) Maj General Babar Iftikhar on Tuesday termed India’s insinuation about infiltration and ceasefire violations (CFVs) “baseless” and said they were designed to divert global and domestic attention from the “unending fiasco”. In a post on Twitter, the DG ISPR also termed allegations that Pakistan had infiltrated Covid-19 infected people into Indiaoccupied Kashmir as “delusional”. He was referring to a recent interview of commander of the Indian Army’s 15th Corps Lt Gen BS Raju to the BBC. The 15th Corps is responsible for security along the Line of Control (LoC) and internal security of Kashmir. In his interview, the Indian commander had alleged ceasefire violations by the Pakistan”. Raju also claimed that Pakistan was deliberately sending people infected with Covid-19 into Kashmir. In his tweet, the DG ISPR refuted both allegations, terming them “baseless” and “delusional”, advising the Indian government to focus on “addressing the internal mess” which he said was created not only by Covid-19 but also by the “tragedy unfolding in India-occupied Kashmir for years on end”. Meanwhile, a senior diplomat from the High Commission of India was summoned to the Foreign Office to register a “strong protest” over ceasefire violations by the Indian army on Monday which injured a civilian in Jandrot sector. In a statement, the Foreign Office said that it “condemned the targeting of innocent civilians by the Indian occupation forces” and observed that the firing along the LoC was “in clear violation of the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding and in complete disregard for international human rights and international law”. Indian troops have been firing artillery and heavy mortars on civilian settlements along the LoC since last Friday. Forty-one incidents of violations were recorded only on Sunday, taking the tally so far this year to 749.
