AZAD KASHMIR: The driver was killed and eight schoolchildren were injured when Indian army targeted a school van in Nakyal Sector along the Line of Control (LoC), here on Friday.
The incident occurred at Mohra village in Nakyal sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir where officials said shelling by Indian troops was continuing.
"A shell fired by Indian troops hit a school van at LoC (Line of Control) in Nakyal sector, the van driver has been martyred and eight children wounded," Zeeshan Haider, a senior government official told AFP.
Haider said the driver of the van, carrying pupils from a private school, was killed on the spot while the children, aged between 10 and 15 years, were taken to hospital amid heavy shelling.
Muhammad Nasrullah Khan, a doctor in Nakyal hospital told AFP that the children had shrapnel injuries but their condition was not life threatening.
Sardar Iftekhar, a police station house officer in Nakyal confirmed the incident and casualties and told AFP that the wounded children included five girls and three boys.
Indian HC summoned:
Pakistan summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh and strongly condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations and targeting of a school van in Nakyal sector.
Director General (SA & SAARC) Dr. Mohammad Faisal, summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner at the Foreign Office and said deliberate targeting of civilians, villages and civilian transport and school van was condemnable.
He said it was contrary to human dignity, international human rights and humanitarian laws.
The Director General urged the Indian side to respect the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding and investigate the recent incident and similar ceasefire violations.
Pakistan asked the diplomat to instruct the Indian forces to respect the ceasefire, in letter and spirit, stop targeting the villages and civilians and maintain peace on the LoC.
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