India, Pakistan agree to ‘strict observance’ of truce in Kashmir
Military leaders of both countries commit to cross-border ceasefire along disputed border in rare joint statement
25 February 2021 - 14:39
New Delhi — The militaries of India and Pakistan said in a rare joint statement on Thursday that they had agreed to observe a ceasefire along the disputed border in Kashmir, having exchanged fire hundreds of times in recent months.
The nuclear-armed neighbours signed a ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kashmir region in 2003, but the truce has frayed in recent years and there have been mounting casualties among villagers living close to the de facto border...
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