India and Pakistan on Monday agreed to exercise
restraint and work for defusing the situation on the Line of Control
(LoC), which has been witnessing repeated ceasefire violations as senior
Army officers of the two countries held a Flag Meeting in Poonch sector
of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Brigade Commander-level
Flag Meeting was held at Chakan-da-Bagh LoC crossing point in Poonch
sector at 11.30 a.m., PRO, Defence, S.N. Acharya said.
Host of issues discussed
The representatives of the two nations addressed a host of issues
regarding ongoing ceasefire violations, targeting of civilians and
sniping action on the LoC, PRO said.
“Both sides
have understood the importance of exercising restraint and have decided
to take steps to defuse the situation,” he said.
The
meeting lasted for about an hour and the Indian side was represented by
Brigadier H.S. Sareen while the Pakistani side was led by Brigadier
Osman.
This is the first Flag Meeting held at the
level of Brigadiers after nearly 20 days of heavy firing and shelling of
120 mm, 82, 61 mm mortar bombs, Rocket Projectile Grenades and
automatic weapons by Pakistani troops in Poonch district along the LoC.
25 truce violations
Pakistani
troops have violated the ceasefire 25 times in September this year,
shelling Indian civilian and military positions using 120 mm, 82 mm
mortars, RPGs and automatic weapons, according to Indian officials.
On Sunday last, Border Security Force ASI Sohan was killed in shelling
when Pakistan targeted their post in Manjakotr sector along the LoC in
Rajouri district.
The last Brigade Commander-level
meeting was held on September 4 last year after the LoC saw 45-days of
heaviest firing by Pakistani troops since 1971.
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