Context:

In a first joint statement issued by the two sides in years, India and Pakistan have agreed to a “strict observance of all agreements, understandings and cease firing along the Line of Control (LoC) and all other sectors” with effect from the midnight of February 24-25.

Details:

• In the interest of achieving mutually beneficial and sustainable peace along the borders, the two DGMOs agreed to address each other’s core issues and concerns which have the propensity to disturb peace and lead to violence.
• Army sources reiterated that there would be “no let-up” in counter-terror operations as a result of the agreement, adding that the agreement with Pakistan was “an attempt to bring violence levels down”.
• The agreement followed “efforts behind the scenes”.

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/india-pakistan-agree-to-adhere-to-2003-ceasefire/article33937048.ece

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