Observer Report
Rawalpindi
Prime Minister Imran Khan, along with Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, visited the Line of Control on Friday and met troops and martyrs’ families, a press release by the military’s media wing said.
According to a brief statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations, the premier was accompanied by Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Chairman of Special Committee on Kashmir Syed Fakhar Imam.
During their visit, the prime minister was “briefed on the ongoing situation [at the] LoC”.
“The PM lauded the state of readiness and effective response to Indian CFVs [ceasefire violations],” a press statement by ISPR said. Prime Minister Imran, along with the army chief, also interacted with troops and met the families of martyrs.
“India’s deliberate targeting of unarmed civilians in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and continued siege of innocent Kashmiris in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir are the worst examples of human rights violations,” Director General ISPR Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor, in a tweet, quoted the premier as saying.
