75-minute flag meeting between india and pakistan on the Poonch border, know on which issues consensus was reached?
There has been an increase in the incidents of firing on the India-Pakistan border in the last few days. The Pakistani army is continuously firing. However, the indian security forces have also given a befitting reply to this.
India and pakistan held a 'flag meeting' on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district of kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir on friday to reduce tensions after several recent incidents of cross-border firing and IED attacks. In this meeting, both sides talked about maintaining peace on the border.
News agency PTI quoted sources as saying that the brigade commander level 'flag meeting' was held in the 'Chakkan-da-Bagh crossing point' area, in which both sides stressed the need to maintain peace on the border. He said that the 75-minute meeting started at around 11 am.
On which issues was the consensus reached in the meeting
Sources said that the meeting took place in a cordial atmosphere and both sides agreed to respect the ceasefire agreement in the larger interest of peace on the border. Since india and pakistan renewed the ceasefire agreement on february 25, 2021, incidents of ceasefire violations on the borders of kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>jammu and kashmir have reduced.
Incidents of firing have increased recently
According to news agency IANS, the armies of india and pakistan had announced a ceasefire in 2021. After this ceasefire, the tension on the border was reduced to a great extent. However, some worrying incidents took place in the recent past. Apart from the martyrdom of two indian army soldiers in the Akhnoor sector of the Line of Control on february 11, two other soldiers were injured in firing by pakistan across the Line of Control in the Poonch and Rajouri districts. The indian army gave a befitting reply to the firing from across the border in the Poonch sector. According to reports, there have been some casualties on the Pakistani side as well.
Strict instructions given to security forces
The army and security forces are maintaining strict vigil along the LoC and in the hinterland as traditional infiltration routes have remained open this winter due to less snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir. Union home minister amit shah chaired two security review meetings in Jammu and Kashmir. During those meetings, he ordered the security forces to ensure zero infiltration and zero tolerance towards terrorists. Lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha also chaired two security meetings recently, one in srinagar and the other in Jammu. The Lieutenant governor asked the police and security forces to dismantle the terror network by targeting terrorists, their over-ground workers (OGWs), and supporters.
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