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Indian, Pak army commanders meet in J&K after 3 years
New Delhi, Feb 21: Senior Indian and Pakistani army commanders met in Jammu and Kashmir this week for the first time in three years to clear up a `misunderstanding`, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb 21: Senior Indian and Pakistani army commanders met in Jammu and Kashmir this week for the first time in three years to clear up a "misunderstanding", a newspaper reported on Saturday.
The meeting took place Friday afternoon in the Chorbat La sector, along the Line of Control (LoC). The report said the decision to hold a meeting was taken three weeks ago following a "misunderstanding" in Kashmir's Batalik region, scene of fierce fighting between the rival armies during a short conflict between May and July 1999.
Director General of Military Operations, Lieutenant General BS Takhar spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Major General Ashraf Kayani over a hotline and it was decided to hold a "flag meeting", the report said.
Bureau Report
The meeting took place Friday afternoon in the Chorbat La sector, along the Line of Control (LoC). The report said the decision to hold a meeting was taken three weeks ago following a "misunderstanding" in Kashmir's Batalik region, scene of fierce fighting between the rival armies during a short conflict between May and July 1999.
Director General of Military Operations, Lieutenant General BS Takhar spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Major General Ashraf Kayani over a hotline and it was decided to hold a "flag meeting", the report said.
Bureau Report