NEW DELHI: New Delhi has refused to accept the allegations of ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) and Working Boundary (WB) levelled by Islamabad and has accused Pakistan of initiating incursion along the LoC.
The Foreign Office on Saturday confirmed to have received a letter from Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, which she reportedly wrote in response to the letter written by Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif. Asif had last month written to his Indian counterpart about ceasefire violations along the LoC and WB allegedly committed by India.
In his letter, the foreign minister had called for political intervention for de-escalating tensions on the LoC which have resulted in numerous casualties. His contention was that since the agreed mechanisms of DGMOs’ (director generals of military operations) hotline and border meetings were not working, the situation warranted a political initiative for restoring peace along the LoC and WB.
Published in Daily Times, December 10th 2017.
