Islamabad:
Far from the verbal exchanges between Islamabad and New Delhi, Pakistan and the Indian soldiers worked quietly to alleviate tensions when they agreed on Tuesday to remove the troops from the positions before.
The decision was made in a final contact between the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the two countries. There was no official word on each side on the last development.
A senior source of security confirmed to L’Express PK Press Club that the two parties had agreed to consolidate the ceasefire.
As part of the understanding, the two parties agreed to withdraw reinforcements from the troops deployed during their recent conflict in their peace -time positions by the end of May, a senior Pakistani security official said on Tuesday.
The official said that the two countries had agreed with a gradual withdrawal of additional troops and deployed weapons, mainly along the highly militarized control line (LOC).
This comes after the Indian army last week said that the two parties agreed to take “immediate measures to ensure the reduction of border and advanced areas”.
“All these steps were initially completed within 10 days, but minor problems caused delays,” added the Pakistani official.
The source said that the two countries moved caution and that it was the reason why they did not issue regular statements.
The ceasefire negotiated by the United States was agreed on the evening of May 10, when the two countries were on the verge of a total conflict.
It was for the first time that the two countries have become nuclear that they exchanged missiles and drones aimed at the other facilities and bases of the other. It all started after India on the night of May 6 and 7, I foiled missile strikes, targeting what she claimed terrorist camps, a complaint vehemently refuted by Pakistan. Islamabad shared irrefutable evidence that people killed in strikes were innocent civilians and that some of them were as young as two years.
Pakistan, while he defends himself against Indian strikes, has shot down six Indian fighter planes, including a very advanced French manufacturing. Three days later, Pakistan has shone more than two dozen military targets through the border deeply inside India to send a clear message that no normal news would be tolerated.
It was at this time that the main world capitals were alarmed by the sharp increase in climbing, which prompted the United States to intervene. The Trump administration, which initially shown a reluctance, finally turned into action and managed to negotiate a ceasefire.
As part of the ceasefire agreement, the United States said that Pakistan and India would start talks about a wider range of questions in a neutral place. Pakistan welcomed this decision, but India did not comment directly on it and stressed if there were talks that would only focus on terrorism and part of the cashmere which is under the control of Pakistan.
When asked, a source said that if military talks made regular progress, there was no indication when political negotiations would begin.
The sources said that notwithstanding provocative declarations from New Delhi, including the Indian Minister of Defense, saying Pakistan was “probation” and “Sindoor operation” was only interrupted, the Indian soldiers completely transmitted different messages.
The sources said that the Indian army wanted to maintain a ceasefire. Pakistan, on the other hand, underlined the officials, was attached to the truce. The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the last weekly briefing said that Pakistan has always preferred diplomacy to conflict and would seek peaceful means to solve all the outstanding problems with India, including the issue of Jammu-et-Cachemire.
Shafqat Ali Khan, however, clearly indicated that the desire for peace of Pakistan should not be mistaken as his weakness.
In addition, in an interview with a foreign media, the LT of the CEO ISPR, Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, warned that Pakistan would give an appropriate response if India was trying a mishap. He also clearly indicated that Pakistan would never accept Indian hegemony. (With AFP entrance)
