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Pakistan lodges complaint

B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Foreign Office formally lodged a complaint on Tuesday with India against the `intrusion' of Indian troops across the Line of Control (LoC) and abduction of a civilian in Pak-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Indian Deputy High Commissioner T.C.A. Raghavan was summoned by the Pakistan Foreign Office Director-General (South Asia), Jalil Abbas Jilani, and handed a demarche (protest note) on the alleged incident.

Mr. Raghavan reportedly told Mr. Jilani that there was no truth in the charge and pointed out that India had denied it. Late on Monday night the Pakistan Foreign Office said in a statement that a protest had been lodged with India over the `incident.'

The statement said the Pakistan Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO) raised the issue with his Indian counterpart and lodged a strong protest in this regard. Pakistan had asked India to investigate the reported incident and ensure that it did not recur.

This is for the third time since the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) came into operation in November 2003 that charges of violation have been levelled. Indications are that the latest episode is the outcome of the ongoing anti-infiltration operations by the Indian forces close to the LoC.

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