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Kashmir frontier falls silent after Indo-Pak pact
an hour ago The Line of Control is unusually quiet after the two neighbours agreed to reaffirm their 2003 cease-fire accord.
Aijaz Hussain and Sheikh Saaliq,
Associated Press
The machine guns peeking over parapets of small, sandbagged concrete bunkers and the heavy artillery cannons dug deep into Himalayan Kashmir’s rugged terrain have fallen silent.
At least for now.
The Line of Control, a highly militarised de facto border that divides the disputed region between the two nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan, and a site of hundreds of deaths, is unusually quiet after the two South Asian neighbours last month agreed to reaffirm their 2003 cease-fire accord.
At least for now.
The Line of Control, a highly militarized de facto border that divides the disputed region between the two nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan, and a site of hundreds of deaths, is unusually quiet after the two South Asian neighbors last month agreed to reaffirm their 2003 cease-fire accord.
The somewhat surprising decision prompted a thaw in the otherwise turbulent relations between the countries but also raised questions about the longevity of the fragile peace, in part due to earlier failures. The crackdown by Indian forces and attacks by rebels have continued inside Indian-held Kashmir.
The cease-fire, experts say, could stabilize the lingering conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. Kashmiris say the rare move should lead to resolution of the dispute.
Pakistan-India peace move silences deadly LoCKashmir 2021-04-03, by Editor Comments Off 5
SRINAGAR: The machine guns peeking over parapets of small, sandbagged concrete bunkers and the heavy artillery cannons dug deep into disputed Kashmir region’s rugged terrain have fallen silent.
At least for now.
The Line of Control (LoC), a highly militarised de facto border that divides the disputed region between India and Pakistan, and a site of hundreds of deaths, is unusually quiet after the two countries last month agreed to reaffirm their 2003 ceasefire accord.
The somewhat surprising decision prompted a thaw in the otherwise turbulent relations between the two countries but also raised questions about the longevity of the fragile peace, in part due to earlier failures.