CM Buzdar condemns cluster bombing on civilians by Indian Army

Usman Buzdar asserted that targeting the civilians by cluster ammunition is a coward action.

Lahore (Dunya News) Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar on Saturday has condemned the attack by Indian Armyu using cluster ammunition to target the civilian population across the Line of Control (LoC).

CM Punjab said the use of cluster ammunition to target civilian population is open aggression and blatant violation of international rules and Geneva Convention. “Indian is victim of war hysteria and has badly violated human rights,” he added.

Usman Buzdar asserted that targeting the civilians by cluster ammunition is a coward action. “The Indian aggression has endangered the peace in the region and Pakistan forces are ready to defend the motherland”, he expressed. CM Buzdar said that the Pakistani nation supports their army.

He expressed grief over the death of a 4-year-old boyand two people, and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families. He also prayed for early recovery of the injured persons.

Earlier, the Indian Army used cluster ammunition to target the civilian population across the Line of Control (LoC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in violation of the Geneva Convention and international law, according to a statement released by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The Indian military, on the intervening night of July 30 and 31, targeted innocent citizens including women and children in Neelum Valley through artillery using cluster ammunition – resulting in the martyrdom of two civilians, including a boy, as per the statement.

Indian army deliberately used cluster bombs to target civilian population, resulting in the injuries of eleven other people, who sustained critical bullet wounds, according to military’s media wing.

"This is [a] violation of Geneva Convention and international humanitarian law," the ISPR stated, adding that the use of cluster ammunition is prohibited under the Convention on Cluster Ammunition because of its severe impact on non-combatants.

"This blatant Indian aggression against all international norms exposes true character of Indian Army and their moral standing," the statement read.

It added that it was time for the international community to take notice of "this Indian blatant violation of international laws" on use of cluster ammunition in targeting innocent citizens.

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