Amid rising hostilities on LoC, Indo-Pak armies hold flag meet
JAMMU:Amid spike in sniper fire, ceasefire violations and infiltration bids along the Line of Control (LoC), the Indian and Pakistan armies held a Brigade Commander-level flag meeting here on Friday.
“A Brigade Commander-level flag meeting was held between the Indian and Pakistani Armies on Friday at 11 am at Poonch Rawlakote Crossing Point. The Indian Army delegation was led by Brig VS Sekhon and the Pakistan delegation was led by Brig Qaiser,” said defence spokesman Lt Col Devender Anand.
The flag meeting focussed on augmenting confidence building measures, maintaining peace along the LoC and prevention of infiltration from PoK, he added.
“The meeting was held in a cordial and friendly atmosphere and ended with either side assuring to adhere to the norms of the 2003 ceasefire agreement and the DGsMO level talks of May 29 and work towards improving the situation along the Line of Control,” he said.
A LOOK AT RECENT PAST
Notably, on four consecutive days from November 9, India lost three soldiers and an army porter in sniper fire by Pakistani army on the LoC.
On October 23, Pakistan had also targeted Poonch brigade headquarters at Poonch town with a mortar shell fired from across the LoC at 10.50 am and then fired another mortar at another army camp in Gulpur sector of Poonch at 5.35pm the same day.
On October 29, the Indian Army pounded Pakistan Army’s administrative headquarters and two to three militant launch pads across the LoC in Hajira area of Pak occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The Indian army had also released a video showing how it struck the Pak army’s administrative headquarters.
On November 20, Pakistan injured two Indian soldiers after it opened heavy fire on Indian positions along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts, barely an hour before the second phase of the panchayat polls. The same day, Pakistani troops had first fired two mortar shells that landed close to the 93 Infantry Brigade in Poonch town.