The Indian and Pakistani armies held a brigade-level flag meeting on Thursday along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district to discuss matters concerning border management.
This marks the second such meeting between the two sides this month.
“The flag meetings are part of a routine process for LoC and border management, in line with the understanding between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both countries,” a defence spokesperson stated.
During the meeting, Indian Army officials raised concerns over recent infiltration attempts, ceasefire violations, and incidents involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs), according to official sources. A formal protest was lodged with the Pakistani side over these issues.
On April 2, a brigade commander-level flag meeting, lasting 75 minutes, had taken place at the Chakan-Da-Bagh crossing point area, with both sides highlighting the need to maintain peace along the borders.
On April 1, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing after a mine exploded along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesperson said on Wednesday.
On February 13, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting a befitting response by the Indian Army, security officials said.
The ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Krishna Ghati sector came a day after two Indian Army personnel, including a captain, were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion triggered by suspected terrorists near the LoC in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu district on February 11.
Ceasefire violations along the LoC have been very rare ever since India and Pakistan renewed the ceasefire agreement on February 25, 2021.