Pakistan has sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and blamed India for the current escalations along the disputed border, which has resulted in casualties of civilians, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

Troops of both countries are engaged in shelling along the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region and the Working Boundary which separates the two countries in Punjab province.

Pakistan's Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz in the letter said persistent shelling and firing by Indian forces has resulted in heavy civilian casualties on the Pakistan side.

"During the period of Oct. 1-10, 2014, 20 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and 22 violations along the Working Boundary were reported, resulting in 12 civilian deaths, 52 injured civilians and 9 injured military personnel on the Pakistani side."

"From June to August 2014, there were 99 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and 32 along the Working Boundary. In all, during 2014, 174 ceasefire violations along the Line of Control and 60 along the Working Boundary have been reported," he said in a letter.

India also says Pakistani is shelling its areas which has killed and injured dozens of civilians.

Aziz said while exercising its right to self-defense, Pakistan has exercised utmost restraint and responsibility in responding to these provocations.

"The Government of Pakistan sincerely hopes that better sense would prevail on the Indian side to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control," the adviser said.

He said India has adopted a policy that runs counter to its stated desire of engaging in a serious bilateral dialogue with Pakistan. He recalled India canceled, unilaterally and without any plausible justification, the Foreign Secretary level talks that were scheduled to be held on Aug. 25 August.

"India has now escalated the situation along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and the Working Boundary," the Pakistani adviser said.

Aziz said Pakistan remains committed to peaceful resolution of all issues between India and Pakistan, including the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir.

He said Pakistan believes that the United Nations has an important role to play in promoting this objective, including through the Secretary General, which Pakistan has always welcomed, and the crucial role of the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan on ground, which needs to be strengthened and facilitated under the current circumstances. Endi

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