Pak-India flag meeting today to defuse LoC tension

SRINAGAR: India and Pakistan will hold a flag meeting at the brigade commander level at the Chakan-Da-Bagh Crossing in the Poonch District today (Monday) to address the issue of ceasefire violations on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
A defence spokesman, in a statement, said: “The ceasefire violations have escalated in the last few days and had resulted in large number of civilian causalities and collateral damage to properties.
“The field commanders from both sides will discuss the modalities to defuse the tense situation,” the statement added.
This is for the first time the two armies would come together for a flag meeting after a lengthy hiatus to address the issue of cross-LoC ceasefire violations.
The border residents on either side have been victims of the now-frequent violations with each side accusing the other of firing first.