ISLAMABAD, JANUARY 24: Pakistan today lodged a protest against the "attack by Indian armed forces" on a Pakistani post on January 22 saying that "it was a blatant violation of the Simla agreement". Acting Indian High Commissioner Sudhir Vyas was summoned to the foreign office and "a strong protest was lodged against the attack in the early hours on January 22 by the Indian armed forces on a Pakistani post on Pakistan's side of the Line of Control in the Iftikharabad sub-sector in the Chamb area," an official statement said here.The statement said Vyas was told that it "was a blatant violation of the Simla agreement and the continuation of such aggressive acts could result in grave consequences for which India would be responsible."The official news agency APP has reported that about five Pakistani soldiers were "missing" since the clash at the LoC. The soldiers went missing after they were "presumably chasing the retreating intruders", a spokesman of Pakistan army was quoted as saying.Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar today wrote to the UN secretary general Kofi Annan drawing his attention to the "Indian attack". Sattar sought his "intercession" and suggested that Annan "consider sending a personal envoy to the region with a view to urging India to desist from provocative acts which could lead to further escalation and serious consequences."
