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Pak summons Indian deputy envoy over 'ceasefire violations', Hizbul Mujahideen module busted in Kashmir

By FnF Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 12, Jun 2017, 14:42 pm IST | UPDATED: 12, Jun 2017, 16:00 pm IST

Pak summons Indian deputy envoy over 'ceasefire violations', Hizbul Mujahideen module busted in Kashmir Islamabad: Pakistan summoned the Indian deputy high commissioner and condemned the alleged firing by Indian troops along the LoC in which three Pakistani civilians were killed.

Director general (South Asia and Saarc) Mohammad Faisal summoned the Indian deputy high commissioner J P Singh and "condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations" by the Indian forces, the Pakistan foreign office said.

Three civilians were killed in the firing in Chirikot and Hot Spring sectors on June 10 and June 12.

"The deliberate targeting of civilians is indeed condemnable and contrary to human dignity and international human rights and humanitarian laws," the foreign office said.

The director general urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 ceasefire arrangement, investigate all the incidents of ceasefire violations and instruct the Indian forces to respect the ceasefire, in letter and spirit, and maintain peace on the LoC.

"Indian troops initiated unprovoked heavy weapons including mortar firing" targeting civilian population along the LoC in Jandrot and Hot spring sectors, the Pakistan Army said in a statement.

Meanwhile, a Hizbul Mujahideen module was busted after two of its militants were arrested in Handwara today. Security forces have also held two terror over ground workers (OGWs) in Awantipora.

The arrests were made possible by constant tracking of the terrorists by the cyber surveillance unit of Jammu and Kashmir police. Sources said that social media accounts of these militants were closely monitored and some incriminating material was found. They were misusing web-chats to hatch and execute their nefarious plans.

Acting on a specific information about presence of militants in the region, a joint team of Handwara police and 21-Rashtriya Rifles put up a check point at Chogal. Two persons identified as Mehrajudin son of Gulzar Ahmad Bhat and Obaid Shafi Malla son Mohammad Shafi both residents of Awantipora were nabbed by security forces as they tried to avoid the check point.  

A huge cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered from the arrested terrorists.

During interrogation, the terror operatives revealed that they had come to Handwara to receive ammunition and other inventories needed for their militant outfit in South Kashmir.  

Preliminary investigating revealed that these militants were members of Hizbul Mujahideen module who would not only recruit young men by radicalizing them over social media but also coordinated their training and arranged arms/ammunition.

Working on information received from the arrested terrorists, two more members of the module working as on ground workiers (OGWs) were arrested from Awantipora. They were identified as Awantipora residents Shahid Ahmad Thoker and Irfan Ahmad.