UN observers visit Sialkot working boundary
ISLAMABAD: On Pakistan Army's request a team of United Nations Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) has started a fact finding mission regarding unprovoked Indian firing on civilian population inside Pakistani territory near the working boundary, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The ISPR statement said that UNMOGIP military officers visited the most affected villages today on working boundary near Sialkot due to Indian unprovoked shelling /firing.
Read: Army asks UNMOGIP to investigate Indian truce violations
UNMOGIP officers based in Rawalpindi flew by helicopter into the affected area.
"The UNMOGIP observers visited Saleh Pur, Chaprar and Malane in Chaprar Sector near working boundary", ISPR statement confirmed.
UNMOGIP officers met with wounded civilians and witnessed the damage caused to civilian structures in the area. Civilians of the area also narrated first hand accounts of the incidents, according to the ISPR statement.
Also read: FO summons Indian diplomat, lodges protest
Pakistan fully utilises the office of UNMOGIP which is in place on both sides along the Line of Control and working boundary to investigate such incidents or violations by either side as per UN resolution.
UNMOGIP observers are also offered full access in Pakistan to investigate and bring the facts in front of the world.
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Jul 20, 2015 06:34pm
Indian border bullying, murders and terrorism must stop.
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Jul 20, 2015 06:38pm
A very positive step
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Jul 20, 2015 06:58pm
Good step Pakistan, show them the real face of Modi's India....
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Jul 20, 2015 07:02pm
UNMOGIP have no significance after 1972...they vacated from India...
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Jul 20, 2015 07:02pm
Indians what do you want t show by killing innocent people. Barbaric act.
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Jul 20, 2015 07:04pm
Indian's responses will be interesting.
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Jul 20, 2015 07:06pm
PAK army opened fire and then they ran to the UN......will it resolve the problem??
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Jul 20, 2015 07:09pm
Very good decision,
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Jul 20, 2015 07:19pm
@akshat sharma
It won't but world will see the ugly face of largest democracy!
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Jul 20, 2015 07:23pm
Forget that; we must just pound the enemy forces twice as hard. Only language they get.
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Jul 20, 2015 07:29pm
@akshat sharma Indian barbaric acts are no secret. This is only fact finding violation on line of control but soon it will be extend to atrocities being committed from Ahmadabad to Kashmir
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Jul 20, 2015 07:30pm
India never allow any other country investigation team.India allow only talk with pakistan not third party investigation.
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Jul 20, 2015 07:31pm
@Men of crises My dear india also lost 4 innocent people.
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Jul 20, 2015 07:33pm
It doesn't matter if we fire on other side of border the mighty neighbor going to retaliate with double power, UN will come to know
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Jul 20, 2015 07:34pm
When talk with both country top leader then this problem will be resolved.
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Jul 20, 2015 07:37pm
They will continue to tease pakistan and wait for an aggressive retaliation......
It won't be first or for the last time..
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Jul 20, 2015 07:40pm
Dnt u people get it. After shimla agreement both sides agreed that all issues wud be solved bilaterally... there are more reasons for existance of several organisation in pak and their vitality to keep indo pak relations unstable. Pls dont fall for it... our armed forces cant fire widout civilian authority. It makes all the diff.
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Jul 20, 2015 07:41pm
@sana .What are u going to achieve?
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Jul 20, 2015 07:42pm
UNMOGIP I think they don't have any significance anymore after Shimla treaty......
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Jul 20, 2015 07:42pm
@Hyder very negative step.Pak leader talk with Ind leader then positive step
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Jul 20, 2015 07:43pm
@Amit Kumar Singh
India will never allow any country as long as so-called friends of Pakistan -Iran is doing business with India.
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Jul 20, 2015 07:45pm
@Akram .We are least bothered.
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Jul 20, 2015 07:46pm
What abut india permanent seat in UN.Every permanent representative country is supporting. But your big brother also supporting to india. haaaaaaaaaa
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Jul 20, 2015 07:53pm
@Amit Kumar Singh Afraid of facing the truth?
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Jul 20, 2015 07:54pm
Pakistan playing the victim card
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Jul 20, 2015 08:10pm
So .this was reason why Pakistan started unprovoked firing. ...Pakistan has reason to fire India doesn't. ..
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Jul 20, 2015 08:16pm
What do you think , india would gain by attacking pakistan first. World knows who might have started the attack.
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Jul 20, 2015 08:17pm
It's nothing. With Modi in charge things can be much worse.
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Jul 20, 2015 08:19pm
@Amit Kumar Singh Don't count your chickens before they hatch...
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Jul 20, 2015 08:32pm
Why did it take so long? After so many deaths and so much destruction!
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Jul 20, 2015 08:34pm
@Dr faizan ...... Pick up your AK and go get 'em.
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Jul 20, 2015 08:37pm
@Men of crises ... Pakistan lives in a world of right and wrong. That is a difficult life.
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Jul 20, 2015 08:37pm
Pakistan should now conclude that bilateral relations or treaties with India are not worth much. All matters with India must now be internationalized and brought before the court of international opinion.
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Jul 20, 2015 08:39pm
@sana ... Firing across the frontier by a few soldiers may or may not have to do with Modi.
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Jul 20, 2015 08:41pm
Killing of innocent people is sad. Nobody can verify which side started first. Solution to this problem is to start discussion after excluding controversial issues like Kashmir. Believe it or not Kashmir issue is pushing Pakistan in darkness because everytime Pakistan raise this issue it looses the chance of trade with India which not only curb the inflation but also provide more exposure to Pakistan in market. Even India can benefit from Pakistani agriculture products. Continue trade will build confidence and trust in each other and then we can discuss all controversial issues. After 67 years of following same old non productive approach I guess its worth try this one now.
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Jul 20, 2015 08:45pm
@akshat sharma .... Picky. Picky. There was an exchange of fire from both sides. If we had your knowledge the UN investigators could have saved themselves a trip.
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Jul 20, 2015 08:47pm
@Cyrus Modi is a PM, an elected PM of the so called largest democracy....and just read the comments above, Indians themselves says that their BSF is accountable in front of their government....
or are you trying to convey that Modi cannot control his soldiers?
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Jul 20, 2015 08:47pm
There is no difference between Israel and India
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Jul 20, 2015 08:51pm
@Kashmiri34 Indians are afraid of being exposed by the UN.
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Jul 20, 2015 08:56pm
@Amit Kumar Singh ...... Time for Pakistan to stop beating the drums.
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Jul 20, 2015 08:56pm
@Pankaj Nobody is dying here to trade except business persons. By simply ignoring the root cause, you can't achieve anything. It is just like treating cancer with a pain killer.
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Jul 20, 2015 08:58pm
@m singh They are significant to the extent that they can potentially expose Indias BSF.
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Jul 20, 2015 09:00pm
@Pankaj there is no issue ither than Kashmir.
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Jul 20, 2015 09:08pm
As a Kashmiri, I know what indians do and what they show to the world. These people cant be trusted, its as simple as that. These people are trying to do cultural invasion inside Pakistan through their movies and other entertainment areas. People of Pakistan wake up and smell the coffee and kick them out of your homes before its too late
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Jul 20, 2015 09:12pm
@Magdoc World already knows who started first after Modi came in power....
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Jul 20, 2015 09:13pm
And then what happened?
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Jul 20, 2015 09:33pm
Not Indians, But Indian army officials will never dump their old vendetta. They want their new generations to follow their orthodox beliefs and keep the tension between two countries alive.
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Jul 20, 2015 09:42pm
@sana
Very strange to read this.After the incident has taken place how can these blue caps decided who started the firing. Please deploy them on LOC.
There is telltale on Indian side also.
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Jul 20, 2015 09:43pm
@Sonny Afridi
go ahead to to see results
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Jul 20, 2015 09:47pm
UN has proven to be a useful organization. It is simply a tool of the world powers. Pakistan should kick them out like India has done. It is clear that the world is not interested in help solve the Kashmir issue, so ultimately it is between Pakistan and India to address all issues between them
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Jul 20, 2015 09:58pm
UN officers should wake up and take notice of what is happening
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Jul 20, 2015 10:11pm
@Amit Kumar Singh Continue with this unprovoked firing on civilian population and no one will support India.
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Jul 20, 2015 10:39pm
South Asian bully must stop terrorizing innocent civilians. UN must take notice of it.
From Nepal
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Jul 20, 2015 10:53pm
World already knows who is the nuisance creator and who gives sleepless nights to US president , so i don't understand what new this UN Group is going to find.
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Jul 20, 2015 11:09pm
@Amit Kumar Singh Why you are afraid of UN team? Only criminals have something to hide.That answers my question.
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Jul 20, 2015 11:10pm
I recommend all the people here in forum from India and Pakistan to watch Bajrangi Bhaijaan - and spread the message of love and peace which was the core theme of the movie. Agree?
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Jul 20, 2015 11:28pm
UN is has been wasting time. It's only a photo op. "An-eye-for-an-eye."
Pakistan needs General (Retired) Pervez Musharraf.
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Jul 20, 2015 11:31pm
@Sarah We need nothing from Pakistan , so why do we need to waste our money by firing , if we fire we do so in retaliation to the unprovoked firing by Pakistan, if Pakistan minds its own business ,we are more than happy to keep quiet.
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Jul 20, 2015 11:49pm
Oh, oh! India's nightmare has begun. Pakistan is now shedding the soft approach with India. It is activating the UNMOGIP mandate. Excellent decision.
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Jul 21, 2015 12:15am
This will expose Indian lies that Pakistan fired first.
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Jul 21, 2015 12:21am
Good step. The truth must come out, enough rhetoric!
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Jul 21, 2015 12:27am
@Zak Yes Indeed Pakistan is a nightmare not only to India but entire world.
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Jul 21, 2015 01:24am
Plenty of accusations,,chest thumping, hate and spit from both sides against each other. Both media picks on everything negative and splashes it in large bold front page print on main page. Need is for both countries to establish a Friendship minister dept whose only job will be to bring good news and news about small kind acts and friendship about each other. This friendship minister should be intentionally not allowed to talk about no army, no border, no Kashmir, no foreign policy, no UN, no China, no USA, no RAw, no ISI. Only news they shud spread is travel, tourism, food , festivals.
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Jul 21, 2015 01:53am
@nik , Not only that, what we want to know that who fired the first, nothing else matters. As that country is guilty ---- accept the guilt and stop in future. A wishful thinking, I am afraid
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Jul 21, 2015 01:58am
@Mani , You never know, Modi might solve the problem with Mr Serif. He delivers.
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Jul 21, 2015 02:00am
@Someone . This is what the do. They do not have cure for cancer but still give Radio Therapy. One day they will fine cure for cancer -- I am sure
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Jul 21, 2015 02:02am
@Sudip Totally agree
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Jul 21, 2015 02:54am
india will stop very soon, believe me or not.
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Jul 21, 2015 03:10am
Only way to make them understand is to pay in kind. Shell for a shell. A bullet for a bullet and a kind word for a kind word.
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Jul 21, 2015 03:19am
Did you show the Chinese made Phantom 'toy' drone too? What did UN say?
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Jul 21, 2015 04:21am
Expecting UN observers to do anything materially different this time than in past is a mirage.
Also, it's going to become increasingly difficult to get UN attention in future when more and ore western money gets invested in India.
It's better to rehabilitate population from the line to inner side just like India did than to make a sacrifice of innocent lives in the name of bigger cause.
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Jul 21, 2015 06:03am
UNMOGIP has no role in India. By visiting only on side of the war zone, what fact they can find out and what report they can present?
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Jul 21, 2015 06:07am
who knows the real stories , Indian media shows Pakistan start first LOL... its all political game ..nothing is real to be honest
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Jul 21, 2015 06:21am
World is ruled by money power and muscle power.Playing victim card will not fruit any result . Everyday we are seeing around the world the victim of terrorism and violations and how much care the world is taking for them unless the involvement is a profit making business.
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Jul 21, 2015 06:59am
@Sonny Afridi yes you guys are thebsuper power....
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Jul 21, 2015 07:10am
@Zak oooooo....all us Indians are so scared.
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Jul 21, 2015 07:57am
@Sonny Afridi you want, but you can't
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Jul 21, 2015 08:36am
what UN will do in this case...will they force India to give Kashmir to Pakistan????
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Jul 21, 2015 10:43am
Casualties should be reported from both sides of the border only then one could have the clear picture.Inviting UN observers would fetch you nothing. Blame game should be stopped and measures shoud be taken to build trust between both the nations otherwise all such things will be just Tamasha.Hope better sense prevails.
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Jul 21, 2015 11:02am
@Zak not night mare..it's nuisance for us..
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Jul 21, 2015 01:47pm
Politicians are puppeteers on both sides and beating around the bush. We act puppets and spectators. Fact well known by both siders.!!
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