Pakistan violated ceasefire only six times after February agreement: MHA

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, August 3

The government on Tuesday said ceasefire violations by Pakistan along LOC and the International Border (IB) witnessed the sharpest decline in recent time, as the numbers of such incidents were only six between March and June this year.

It is to be noted here that the decline was noticed after the Director General of Military Operation level talk between the two countries in February this year, said Minister of State (MoS) for Home Nityanand Rai in Lok Sabha.

Replying to a written question in the House, the minister said that there has been a sharp decline in the cases of ceasefire violations this year after the ceasefire agreement was re-signed between India and Pakistan on February 25 this year whereas in 2020, Pakistan violated the agreement 5,133 times, 3,479 times in 2019 and 2,140 times in 2018.

Rai, however, said at the beginning of the year Pakistan violated the ceasefire pact 380 times in January and 278 times in February. But after the agreement in February cases of violation were nil in March, one in April, three times in May and twice in June.

Meanwhile, responding to another question on the recovery of arms and ammunition near LoC, the minister said in 2020, 50 AK series rifles were recovered along with 6,861 rounds of ammunition, 10 UBGLs, 187 hand grenades and 3 IEDs. In 2018, 47 AK series rifles with 3,135 rounds of ammunition were recovered at the LoC.