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Farooq Abdullah & Mufti Laud India-Pakistan Ceasefire Statement; Advocate Dialogue Again
On Thursday, NC president Farooq Abdullah and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti welcomed India and Pakistan s joint statement agreeing for a ceasefire along the border.
On Thursday, NC president Farooq Abdullah and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti welcomed India and Pakistan s joint statement agreeing for a ceasefire along the border. Amid relentless ceasefire violations by Pakistan, the Director Generals of Military Operations of both countries reviewed the situation in a free, frank and cordial atmosphere. Consenting on addressing each other s core concerns, they agreed to strictly observe all agreements and stop firing from February 25. Quoting the late ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Abdullah stressed that neighbours cannot be changed.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan has expressed hope that his country could play its part in amending the strained relations between China and the United States (US).
Analysis | Backchannel diplomacy played its part in India, Pakistan decision to cease fire along LoC
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The two sides last connected at the highest level during the Christmas day of 2015
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Keeping peace: A security officer walking along the India-Pakistan border at Suchetgarh in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018. File
| Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
The two sides last connected at the highest level during the Christmas day of 2015
Both India and Pakistan have given credit for the ceasefire agreement to military commanders, yet several signs indicate that back channel diplomacy led up to the talks and helped produce a joint statement between the two sides, beginning with Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s call for resolving the Kashmir issue “peacefully” earlier this month.
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