No headway in talks between India and Pakistan border forces
29 Aug 2014 4:03 AM IST
Border forces of India and Pakistan on Wednesday met for the first time since the recent spate of ceasefire violations but failed to agree on anything substantive in the 45-minute meeting.
The meeting between BSF and Pakistan Rangers was held to defuse tension on the border but no issues relating to escalating ceasefire violations were discussed, officials said.
Pakistan has requested for a Sector Commander or higher level flag meeting to resolve the issue regarding firing and shelling and ease tension, they said.
According to BSF, firing by Pakistani forces along International Border (IB) in the past 45 days was possibly the ‘heaviest’ since the 1971 war.
Commandant of 33 Battalion of BSF SK Singh led the Indian side while Mohammad Waqar, Wing Commander of 19 Desert Rangers, headed the Pakistani team at the meeting today.
Inspector general of BSF RK Sharma told reporters that in today’s meeting, it was decided that talks should continue.
‘No issues relating to ceasefire were discussed in today’s meeting,’ he said, adding the level of next flag meeting to be held and the venue were taken up. ‘Both sides will take up the proposal and finalise the issues in the next two to three days,’ the IG said.
The meeting between BSF and Pakistan Rangers was held to defuse tension on the border but no issues relating to escalating ceasefire violations were discussed, officials said.
Pakistan has requested for a Sector Commander or higher level flag meeting to resolve the issue regarding firing and shelling and ease tension, they said.
According to BSF, firing by Pakistani forces along International Border (IB) in the past 45 days was possibly the ‘heaviest’ since the 1971 war.
Commandant of 33 Battalion of BSF SK Singh led the Indian side while Mohammad Waqar, Wing Commander of 19 Desert Rangers, headed the Pakistani team at the meeting today.
Inspector general of BSF RK Sharma told reporters that in today’s meeting, it was decided that talks should continue.
‘No issues relating to ceasefire were discussed in today’s meeting,’ he said, adding the level of next flag meeting to be held and the venue were taken up. ‘Both sides will take up the proposal and finalise the issues in the next two to three days,’ the IG said.
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