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Terming as "unfortunate" the fresh ceasefire violation along the international border in Jammu region, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the dgmos of India and Pakistan should hold dialogue again and stop the bloodshed.

The much anticipated meeting between Director Generals Military Operations of India and Pakistan began along the Wagah-Attari border to work out a mechanism to ease tension and ensure peace at the Line of Control.

PM Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in their meeting in Ufa had agreed on meetings between dgmos and heads of BSF and Pakistan Rangers.

In November, a telephonic conversation between the two dgmos took place following a request by the Pak side. A Pak defence ministry official in a meeting on Monday told the senate defence committee that a "fresh proposal of dgmos' meeting is being considered," the Dawn reported.

“No meeting of dgmos of Pakistan and India is being considered as of now as reported by a section of media. The news is baseless and misleading,” read a statement from Pakistan Ministry of Defence, Office of Assistant Director Media.

After discussions between the Director Generals of Military Operations of India and Pakistan, the two sides have to cease firing along the Line of Control and all other sectors with effect from midnight of February 24 to 25. The discussion between the two armies took place amidst large number of ceasefire violations at LoC with violence levels affecting the villagers on both sides.

A Pakistan defence ministry official in a meeting yesterday told the Senate defence committee that a "fresh proposal of dgmos' (Director Generals of Military Operations) meeting is being considered," the Dawn newspaper reported.

According to sources, DGMO Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia would cross over to Pakistan on Tuesday to hold discussions with his Pakistani counterpart Maj Gen Amir Riaz at Wagah border.

Not a single soldier or civilian has been killed in cross-border firing or shelling along the line of control since January 2022 due to the ongoing ceasefire with Pakistan, which has largely held since it was renewed in February 2021. "Ever since the (Indian and Pakistani) director general of military operations understanding came into existence in February 2021, there have been just three incidents of ceasefire violations and no incident of shelling along the LoC. However, our troops remain prepared for all such eventualities," junior defence minister Ajay Bhatt told Lok Sabha in a written reply.

India has accused Pakistan of violating the ceasefire agreement reached earlier between the two countries' dgmos. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stated that Pakistan is responsible for the intrusion and that the Indian Army is retaliating. Indian armed forces have been instructed to respond firmly to any further violations along the LoC and international border.

Pakistan believes the time of war with India is over and telephonic contacts at the highest military level have led to reduction in tensions following the Mumbai attacks.

India today said tensions on the LoC have "reduced" after talks between the two dgmos but there will be no hasty decisions for normalizing relations with Pakistan.

Following Prime Minister Modi's address and a DGMO meet between India and Pakistan, drone activity was observed near the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district. The Army is engaging the drones, assuring the public there's no cause for alarm. Blackouts occurred in several areas, including Samba and Jammu.

Civilians who got injured in the cross-border firing have been shifted to the Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu.After a brief lull, the exchange of fire was continuing till the time of going to press.

The director-generals of military operations of India and Pakistan will finally meet on December 24 in a bid to work out a protocol to defuse tensions and uphold the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

Following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, which killed 26 people, Jammu and Kashmir Police released photographs of three suspects, offering a ₹20 lakh reward for information. The TRF claimed responsibility, leading to India's Operation Sindoor targeting terrorist installations in Pakistan.

The firing from across the international border in the Pragwal area of Akhnoor sector started in the wee hours, resulting in critical injuries to two BSF personnel manning a forward post, a senior officer of the border guarding force told PTI.

India and Pakistan on Monday decided to defuse the situation along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, where almost a daily exchange of fire has led to civilian casualties and damage to property.

In the aftermath of Indian Army's "punitive fire assaults", dgmos of India and Pakistan spoke at the latter's request for an "unscheduled hotline interaction" during which the "unethical" act of mutilation of bodies of Indian soldiers by "terrorists" was raised.

Two BSF personnel were killed and 13 civilians and a cop were injured when Pakistani Rangers violated the recent ceasefire agreement and resorted to heavy mortar shelling on the International Border (IB) in the Pargwal sector in Akhnoor area of Jammu on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: In the run-up to the Agra summit, India has announced a series of unilateral measures aimed at improving the atmospherics and creating a certain degree of goodwill with Pakistan. Pakistani prisoners have been released, trade concessions announced, military-level consultations sought with a view to reducing tension in Siachen and along the Line of Control, and visa procedures relaxed.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted that the India-Pakistan ceasefire was negotiated between their respective dgmos. He criticized the West for their lack of support towards India concerning terrorism. Jaishankar emphasized the need for consistent global action against terrorism, urging nations to support victims regardless of location.

Pakistan has violated the ceasefire as many as 1,140 times since 2013.

"Obviously, this cannot be a one-sided affair. It cannot be a situation where we are at the receiving end and no response is given," the chief minister said.

Pakistan has assured India of maintaining peace along the Line of Control (LoC), which in the past one year had witnessed many incidents of ceasefire violations and killing of soldiers in cross-border skirmishes.

PM Manmohan Singh on Thursday again raised the issue of LoC ceasefire violations with visiting Pakistan Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif who is also Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif's brother.