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India lodges strong protest against firing on Indian fishermen by Pakistan
New Delhi/UNI: India on Monday filed a strong protest against an incident of unprovoked firing at its fishermen by Pakistan, in which one was killed and another injured.
The incident happened off the Gujarat coast.
It was reiterated that the authorities in Pakistan consider the issue of fishermen as a humanitarian and livelihood matter.
The Government of Pakistan was also called upon to conduct an inquiry into the incident and to instruct its forces to refrain from such acts of unprovoked firing.
Sources said a senior diplomat from the High Commission of Pakistan was summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs to lodge a strong protest over the incident.
A Pakistani agency fired upon an Indian fishing boat ‘Jalpari’ on Nov 6, resulting in the death of an Indian fisherman and seriously injuring another.
"The Government of India condemned this deplorable action by Pakistani agency of firing at an Indian fishing boat and causing loss of life which is in contravention to all established international practices and bilateral understandings," a source said.
According to police, the injured fisherman was admitted to a hospital in Okha, Gujarat.
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