Srinagar: The Government of India on Tuesday informed the parliament that 6 incidents of ceasefire violations were reported across the borders of Jammu and Kashmir post-February ceasefire understanding between India and Pakistan.
The details related to the number of ceasefire violation incidents by Pakistan and the recent ceasefire agreement between the two countries were sought in the parliament and the queries were answered by the Minister of State (MoS) for Home Nityanand Rai.
In a written reply filed in the Lok Sabha, the MoS Home said that immediate and effective retaliation by Indian Army and BSF personnel is carried out during instances of unprovoked firings and ceasefire violations by Pakistan at Line of Control (LoC) and International Border(IB).
The MoS stated that in the subsequent years of 2018, 2019, and 2020 a total of 2140, 3479, and 5133 instances were reported in Jammu and Kashmir.
The figures shared reveal that up to the February month of the ensuing year a total of 380 and 278 (January and February) incidents of ceasefire violations were reported while only 6 instances were reported after the ceasefire understanding between the two neighboring countries which include 1 in April, 3 in May and 2 in June.
About the figures of increase in the number of ceasefire violations the MoS said that as per data available, no such trend is observed during a certain period of a particular year.
In response to the recently agreed fresh ceasefire agreement, it said that following scheduled talks between the Directors General of Military Operations of India and Pakistan over hotline, a joint statement was issued on February 25 2021 in which both India and Pakistan agreed to the strict observance of all agreements, understandings and cease fire along the Line of Control and all other sectors with effect from the midnight of 24, 25 February, 2021.
About the decrease in the ceasefire violation, the Ministry said that the ensuing year witnessed a total of 664 ceasefire violations of which 658 were reported in the first two months only. “The months including March, April, May, June witnessed 6 such instances after the recent cease-fire agreement between the two countries.”
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