Jammu: In view of escalated tension on border, Indian and Pakistani Armies today held Battalion Commander Level Flag Meeting at Chakkan-da-Bagh on the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
“Indian and Pakistan Armies today held a Battalion Commander Level Flag Meeting at Chakan – Da – Bagh in Poonch Sector in the backdrop of numerous ceasefire violations and casualties to civilian population in the past several months,” defence spokesperson here said.
He said that the Indian delegation highlighted abetment and support of Pakistan Army, to cross border terrorism, sniping actions on Line of Control and deliberate targeting of civil population during cease fire violations. “The resumption of trade and transit through Chakan-Da-Bagh was also discussed during the Flag Meeting,” he added.
The spokesman said that the meeting lasted for 50 minutes in a cordial atmosphere. “Both sides mutually agreed to the importance of exercising restraint on the Line of Control and keeping the channels of communication open between local commanders,” he added. “Both sides also agreed for necessity to institute mechanisms to ensure durable peace and tranquility along the Line of Control,” said an Army officer.
