2936 ceasefire violations in 2018 by Pak, killed 61 and injured 250 others
| Jammu Kashmir Now | The facts and information abou 07-Jan-2019 |
Last year Jammu and Kashmir has recorded highest number of ceasefire violation in the past three years. 2936 incidence of ceasefire violation were recorded in 2018 in which 61 people were killed and over 250 injured on the Indian side.
A senior Army official said “Pakistani forces have violated the ceasefire 2,936 times in 2018, in which 61 people were killed and 250 injured”. The number of ceasefire violation was three times more than that of 2017. In 2017, 31 people -- 12 civilians and 19 security forces personnel -- were killed and 151 suffered injuries. People living in border areas of Jammu , Kathua, Samba, Rajouri and Poonch districts were severely affected by the shelling and firing by Pakistan. The fear gripped the people living in this region; as a result many were forced to migrate to the safer places.
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The central government has sanctioned Rs 415 crore for the construction of over 14,400 underground bunkers along the LoC and the IB to protect the residents. Efforts are made to speed up the work last year. Over 300 bunkers have already been constructed by the government in Rajouri, Poonch, Jammu, Samba and Kathua whereas tenders have been floated for construction of 4000 bunkers in this year. The officials said 405 and 583 cases of ceasefire violation were reported in 2015 and 2014 respectively. The gradual increase in ceasefire violation was observed during 2009 and 2013. India shares a 3,323-km-long border with Pakistan, of which 221 km of the IB and 740 km of the LoC fall in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Indian government led by the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee entered into a border ceasefire agreement with Pakistan along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir on November 26, 2003.
The number reveals the double face of Pakistan
Pakistan has been crying about the human rights violation in Kashmir whereas the country provides weapons to terrorists and send them to India regularly. Surprisingly, the Pakistani troops open fire in the border areas that target local people as well the soldiers of Indian army but this taking away of human life is not considered human rights violation. The whooping number of ceasefire violation and resultant casualty depict that Pakistan thinks less about human and more about usurping the Indian territories, for which Pakistan will not think twice either to violate human rights or to take human life.